Brush Lake State Park | |
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Location | Sheridan County, Montana, United States |
Nearest town | Dagmar, Montana |
Coordinates | 48°36′10″N 104°6′46″W / 48.60278°N 104.11278°W[1] |
Area | 450 acres (180 ha) |
Elevation | 1,959 ft (597 m)[1] |
Designation | Montana state park |
Established | 2004[2] |
Administrator | Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks |
Website | Brush Lake State Park |
Brush Lake State Park is a public recreation area located four miles east of the community of Dagmar, Montana.[3] The park surrounds three sides of the highly alkaline, 280-acre (110 ha), sixty-foot-deep Brush Lake.[4]
Brush Lake became a popular gathering place in the early years of the twentieth century, when residents of the surrounding communities were drawn to its clear, deep, spring-fed waters.[4] Hans Christian Hansen built a summer resort on the lake after filing homesteading papers in 1914. A bar and cafe were added to the site by 1920, with a dance hall added in the 1940s.[5] In 2004, the state purchased 450 acres surrounding the northern half of the lake to create a state park, while the lake's southern portion remained in private hands.[6]
The park offers hiking, swimming, picnicking and camping facilities as well as opportunities for boating and canoeing.[3] The lake's high mineral content makes it inhospitable to fish life.[4]