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Coal Banks Landing Recreation Site

Lewistown Montana

Listing Type: B.L.M. Recreation Area
City: Lewistown Montana
Region: Central Montana
406-538-7461
http://www.mt.blm.gov/ldo


Coal Banks Landing Recreation Site is a developed public access site and campground on approximately five acres with tent and RV camping, 13 picnic tables, nine fire rings, two vault toilets, two parking areas, a concrete boat ramp, potable water, and a volunteer host contact station. The host is present from May 15 through September 15. Coal Banks is the primary launch point for visitors boating the Upper Missouri River. The site is scheduled for reconstruction in September/November 2003 or April/May 2004. Reconstruction will include a new potable water system, irrigated lawns, shade shelters, a new log building check-in center, and additional native landscaping and windbreaks.

Directions: To reach Coal Banks Landing Recreation Area, exit US Highway 87 northeast of Fort Benton, Montana or southwest of Big Sandy. Drive south 11 miles on the gravel road. The campground is 11 miles south of Big Sandy on US Highway 87. South at sign for Upper Missouri Wild and Scenic River.

Coal Banks Landing Recreation Site
Bureau of Land Management, Lewistown, MT 59457

    Activities
  • Rafting
  • Picnicking
  • River Fishing
  • Boating
  • Tent Camping
  • RV Camping
  • Fly Fishing
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Camping
  • Lewis and Clark
    Services
  • Trail
  • Boat Launch
  • Campsite
  • Toilets
  • Parking
  • Established Fire Pits
  • Water





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