5 Reasons To Drop Everything And Visit This Underrated Montana State Park
By Jessica Wick|Published July 28, 2016
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Jessica Wick
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Jessica Wick is a writer and travel enthusiast who loves exploring new places, meeting new people and, of course, beautiful Big Sky Country and every part of Washington State.
Montana has 44 state parks, and summer is only three months long. And we hate to break it to you, but it’s already half over. The good news is, you don’t have to visit all 44 state parks to have a wonderful summer. In fact, if you can only experience one, get yourself to Western Montana’s Placid Lake State Park.
You’ll find Placid Lake State Park on the tributary of the Clearwater River in the Seeley Lake area. The lake was named in 1892 by a New Yorker named Hiram Blanchard who named it after New York’s Lake Placid. For those who enjoy the great outdoors, it’s the perfect getaway. Here are 5 reasons to visit this amazing Montana state park as soon as you can:
It’s just off the beaten path enough to avoid being constantly crowded. It’s not that the lake and campground aren’t popular places to be, and it definitely gets busy during the summer. But the area isn’t always as congested as some of Montana’s more popular parks.
The lake is clean and beautiful. You can fish for rainbow and cutthroat trout, whitefish, kokanee salmon and perch. The water is smooth and calm, so it’s perfect for water sports and kayaking. The boat launch is easy to navigate.
The campground just might be one of the best in Western Montana. It has great amenities like showers and bathrooms, plus electrical hookups for RVs. So you’ll have most of the comforts of home while still enjoying a relatively private camping experience.