Hell Creek Recreation Area
Park in Montana, USA
47°37′00″N 106°53′32″W / 47.61667°N 106.89222°W / 47.61667; -106.89222[1]Hell Creek Recreation Area is a public recreation area managed by the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana occupying 337 acres (136 ha) on the south side of Fort Peck Lake twenty miles (32 km) due north of the community of Jordan, Montana.[4] The recreation area sits on the western side of Hell Creek Bay and includes a year-round marina and facilities for water sports, camping, and fishing for walleye, northern pike, and smallmouth bass.[2] The park is managed under a no-cost lease arrangement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[5] The park has Bortle scale class 1 skies (low light pollution).[6]
References
- ^ a b "Hell Creek State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Hell Creek State Park". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Park Origin by Date". Montana State Parks. 2014. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Little Shell Tribe gains lease to take over Montana state park". Great Falls Tribune. December 10, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Hell Creek State Park Master Site & Management Plan" (PDF). Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. December 7, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ R, Mike (August 22, 2021). "State Park Bortle 1 Scale Information In The US". CosmosPNW. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
External links
- Hell Creek State Park Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
- Hell Creek State Park Map Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
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