Placid Lake State Park
Template:Geobox Placid Lake State Park is a Montana state park known for its scenery, camping, aquatic recreation, and fishing on a tributary of the Clearwater River.[1] Park facilities include 41 family camping sites and a boat launch ramp.[2] The lake gained its name from a New Yorker named Hiram Blanchard in 1892 who named it after Lake Placid in his home state.[3] The park, along with nearby Salmon Lake State Park, had the highest visitation of state parks in the Missoula area in 2012, with 45,000 individuals visiting each park.[4]
References
- ^ "Placid Lake". Montana State Parks. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Seeley Lake Area Recreation Opportunities" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman. Helena, Montana: Montana Historical Society Press. 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ "Visitation to Montana state parks up in 2012". Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
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