Placid Lake State Park
| Placid Lake State Park | |
| Montana State Park | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Montana |
| County | Missoula |
| Elevation | 4,134 ft (1,260 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | 47°07′09″N 113°30′12″W / 47.11929°N 113.50335°WCoordinates: 47°07′09″N 113°30′12″W / 47.11929°N 113.50335°W |
| Area | 31 acres (13 ha) |
| Founded | unspecified |
| Management | Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks |
  Location of Placid Lake State Park in Montana
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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.[2] Park facilities include 41 family camping sites and a boat launch ramp.[3] The lake gained its name from a New Yorker named Hiram Blanchard in 1892 who named it after Lake Placid in his home state.[4] 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.[5]
References
- ↑ "Placid Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Placid Lake". Montana State Parks. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seeley Lake Area Recreation Opportunities" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ Ellie Arguimbau, Ellen Baumler, Charlene Porsild, Brian Shovers (2009). Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman. Helena, Montana: Montana Historical Society Press. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "Visitation to Montana state parks up in 2012". Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
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