Brush Lake State Park

Brush Lake State Park
Montana State Park
Country  United States
State  Montana
County Sheridan
Elevation 1,959 ft (597 m) [1]
Coordinates 48°36′10″N 104°6′46″W / 48.60278°N 104.11278°W / 48.60278; -104.11278Coordinates: 48°36′10″N 104°6′46″W / 48.60278°N 104.11278°W / 48.60278; -104.11278 [1]
Area 450 acres (182 ha)
 - Water 280 acres (113 ha)
State purchase 2004 [2]
Management Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Location in Montana
Website: Brush Lake State Park

Brush Lake State Park is a public recreation area located four miles east of the community of Dagmar, Montana.[3] The park surrounds three sides of the highly alkaline, 280-acre (110 ha), sixty-foot-deep Brush Lake.[4]

History

Brush Lake became a popular gathering place in the early years of the twentieth century, when residents of the surrounding communities were drawn to its clear, deep, spring-fed waters.[4] Hans Christian Hansen built a summer resort on the lake after filing homesteading papers in 1914. A bar and cafe were added to the site by 1920, with a dance hall added in the 1940s.[5] In 2004, the state purchased 450 acres surrounding the north side of the lake to create a state park, while the lake's southern portion remained in private hands.[6]

Activities and amenities

The park offers hiking, swimming, picnicking and camping facilities as well as opportunities for boating and canoeing.[3] The lake's high mineral content makes it inhospitable to fish life.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brush Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Park Origin by Date". Montana State Parks. 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Brush Lake State Park". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 McKean, Andrew (September–October 2005). "Oasis on the Prairie". Montana Outdoors. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ Aarstad, Rich et al. (2009). Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman. Helena, Montana: Montana Historical Society Press. p. 33. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Minutes". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. December 15–19, 2004. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
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