Butte Field Office
| Contacts: | Contact David Abrams 406-533-7617 |
Recreation Sites To Close During Renovation Projects
Some recreation sites managed by the Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field will close temporarily as contractors begin previously-planned improvements to the sites.
Log Gulch Recreation Site, Holter Lake Campground and Moose Creek Road will all get facelifts in the coming months and will be closed—partially or in full—at various times to ensure the public’s safety and to allow the workers to get the job done as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Portions of Log Gulch will be closed to the public Aug. 2 to Oct. 31 in order to perform much-needed upgrades. Improvements include new and expanded overnight docks on both sides of the ramp, a two-lane boat ramp with centralized courtesy docks, and accessible asphalt trails similar to the improvements made at Holter Lake Recreation Area last year. The closure will affect the boat ramp and lower parking lot only; the campground will remain open for the public to enjoy.
During the Log Gulch closure, boaters are encouraged to use the new Holter Lake boat ramp as an alternate launch site. After putting boats in the water at Holter Lake, users should bring their trailers back to Log Gulch’s upper parking lot in order to avoid congestion at the Holter Lake Campground.
Holter Lake Campground will be closed from July 12 to July 24 for chip seal and corrective maintenance of all asphalt surfaces at the Holter Lake site. This work must be done during hot weather before the Log Gulch boat ramp closure.
South of Butte, Moose Creek Road will be closed to the public from July 26 to Aug. 13 for road work. Access to the Humbug Spires during this period will be via the trailhead at the Divide interchange east of I-15. Because the road work will only be done Monday through Friday, Moose Creek Road will be open on the weekends to allow the public easier access to all the recreational opportunities the Humbug Spires have to offer.
For more information on these and other sites managed by the Butte Field Office, call (406) 533-7600.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Butte Field Office 106 North Parkmont Butte, MT 59701