Summer Recreation
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Old Works Golf Course
- Play Montana’s only Jack Nicklaus Signature course and enjoy a truly
challenging experience. This unique course is an excellent result of
remediation efforts by ARCO and Superfund. Located 18 miles east of cabin. |
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| Wild life viewing - Mount Haggin is Montana’s largest wildlife
management area at 54,000 acres. Look for moose, elk, deer, cranes and
many other of the state’s native species. Go east out of Anaconda
and then south toward Wisdom. |
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Fishing & Hunting
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| Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing within 0-2 hours - Rock Creek, Clark Fork River,
Warm Springs, & the Big Hole
River. The Rock Creek salmon fly hatch begins the first part of
June. |
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| Rent a boat at Georgetown Lake - boat launch/rental is approximately 1
mile from the cabin. Fish for rainbow and kokanee year round except
March 31- the 3rd Saturday in May when the lake is closed to fishing. |
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Winter Recreation
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Discovery Basin Ski Resort
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Known for light powder, inexpensive prices, and uncrowded slopes.
There are 440 acres of skiable terrain with a total vertical drop of
1,300 feet equally divided between beginner, intermediate, advanced and
expert slopes. Located 6 miles from the cabin. |
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Forest Service Nordic
Ski Trails -
Begin at parking lot at Discovery Basin Ski Area. Length: 5.2 km of
easiest trail, intermittent grooming; 3.1 km of more difficult trail and
9.6 km of most difficult trail. |
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Mount Haggin Nordic Ski Area -
Enjoy trails that wind through historic logging camps and furnish
spectacular winter mountain vistas that include over 25 kilometers of ski
trails that reach to the Continental Divide. The trail system is groomed
weekly and is located 15 miles south of Anaconda on Highway 274. |
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Snowmobiling -
With 140 miles of groomed trails to elevations of 9,000 feet, there are
three major trail systems include East Fork, west Georgetown Lake, which
offers popular family snowmobiling with views of the Anaconda Pintler
Mountains; Red Lion, east of Georgetown lake, which offers more
challenging riding with an ever-present deep snow pack; and Blodgett, south
of Georgetown Lake, which offer family touring with a snow shelter for
picnics and cookouts. Other popular trails include Peterson Meadow,
Montgomery Ridge, Windy Ridge, Storm Lake, Happy Creek, Warm Springs, and
Hidden Lake. |
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Attractions
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| Fairmont Hot
Springs - Natural hot springs are the big attraction, but Fairmont
also offers an 18-hole golf course, waterslide, horseback riding, tennis,
massage, and other activities. |
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Phillipsburg
- The 1890s mining town has been renovated into a National Historic
Business District and has been awarded as one of the nation’s Prettiest
Painted Places. The state’s oldest operating school, jail and opera
house are part of a walking tour of remarkable architecture.
Highlights include quaint shops, a grand candy store, and the Sapphire
Gallery. Visit the Granite County Museum and Mine Exhibit, home of
the Ghost Town Hall of Fame. |
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Anaconda - Established in 1882 when “Copper King” Marcus Daly chose
the site because the Anaconda Copper Mining Company of Butte needed a
smelter for its vast amounts of copper ore. There are 3 historic
districts and tours are available. |
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Granite Ghost Town - Silver was first discovered in the area in
1865 by Hector Horton. This was one of the richest silver mines on
the earth and yielded $40,000,000. In the silver panic of 1893
word came to shut the mine down. The mine was deserted for three years,
never again would it reach the population it once had of 3,000 miners. |
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Lost Creek State Park
- A scenic recreation area with a short
handicapped accessible walking trail to Lost Creek Falls and spectacular
limestone cliffs that rise 1,200 feet above the canyon floor. Popular
viewing area for mountain goats and bighorn sheep, who often stop to graze
in this 500-acre canyon five miles north of Anaconda. A great spot for
hiking and picnicking. |
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Big Hole Battlefield
- This National Historic Landmark was the site of a decisive battle in
the Nez Perce War of 1877. |
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Regional Travel Info
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