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Holter Lake.

General information.

Region: Region 4--North Central.
Dominant Setting: lake.
Location: Take I-15 north of Helena, take Exit 226, left 3 miles along Missouri River Road to lake.
Manager: U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Amenities: accessible bathrooms, flush toilets, trash containers, drinkable water, parking.
Pets are allowed (on leash).

Available Activities.

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Accessible activities: camping, fishing, picnicking.
Non-accessible activities: boating, swimming.


General access route information.

Route name: Parking to comfort station, swimming area, and shore picnic area route..
Access route surface: paved, gravel, firm, stable.
Access route dimensions: minimum clear tread width of 60 inches, maximum running slope of 7.3%, maximum cross slope of 1.7%.

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 Accessible camping information.

Site name: Holter Lake Campground.
Type of site or sites: tent site, RV site.
Site features: paved parking pad, (pad size unknown), picnic table is not located along an accessible route and there is not wheelchair seating, BBQ with cooking surface not within accessible reach range.
Reservations are available for this site, but are not required.
This site has a campground host.

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 Accessible fishing information.

Site name: Holter Lake Recreation Area.
Type of site: lake.
Accessible access to water: shore fishing, fishing from watercraft, floating dock (unknown distance between the dock surface and the water surface).
Other features: none.

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 Accessible picnicking information.

Site name: Group Picnic Shelter.
Estimated number of accessible picnic tables: 10.
Picnic table information: movable picnic tables, picnic tables have wheelchair seating spaces.
Other features: sheltered area, group event facilities.

Location pictures.

1: Picture 1--Mixed RV and Tent campsites.

2: Picture 2--Swimming beach and some of the path to the swimming area and shore picnic tables.

3: Picture 3--Picnic table on the shore of Holter Lake.

User comments about this location.

1: On Monday, November 23, 2009, MonTECH wrote:

This is a developed, well maintained recreation area, that provides many accesssible recreation opportunities.

The RV only camping sites are paved with paved access to the comfort station. However the RV sites do not have picnic tables or grills.

There are also camping units that are either tent or RV. These units have gravel parking pads and do have end accessible picnic tables and nonaccessible grills. The tables and grills are on a natural surface of grass that are mostly level but the grass may be clumped in areas causing some tread obstacles.

There are single picnic tables in addition to the group picnic shelter. Some of the single picnic tables are on a peninsula with a paved path to the area. The tables are on packed gravel and there are many with smooth transition from the pavement to the gravel to provide easy access.

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Manager's contact information.

Managed by: U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Address: 106 North Parkmont Butte, MT 59701
Phone Number: (406) 235-4314
TDD phone number is not available.
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Information source and currentness.

Source of Information: MonTECH Staff

Information Date: 6/3/2009