A 21-foot fault severed the old campground at this site. You may also be interested in Beaver Creek or Cabin Creek campgrounds. Deserted cabins were displaced here from the waters of Earthquake Lake. West Yellowstone is also nearby and offers access to Yellowstone National Park. Cabins at Hilgard Lodge lifted by seiche and dropped askewed. Wildlife viewing is also plentiful with opportunities to see grizzly bear, deer, elk, moose, eagles and a variety of other forest creatures. Hebgen Lake, Montana, Earthquake August 1959. Today, the six-mile lake offers fishing and boating, and the Quake Lake Visitors Center, open 10am to 5pm daily from Memorial Day through mid-September. 33 people died in the landslide and subsequent flooding, and 11 million in damage was sustained. Other activities include boating, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, hunting, mountain biking and picnicking. Earthquake Lake, more commonly shortened to Quake Lake, is one of the few lakes to have been created this way in recent times. Quake Lake formed following an earthquake and massive landslide on August 17, 1959. The area offers spectacular outdoor recreation including world-class fly fishing on the Madison River, as well as nearby creeks and lakes. There’s also a basketball court, volleyball area and library/game room available for guests. The resort also has a tackle/fly shop, cafe (breakfast and lunch served), laundry facilities, drinking water, flush toilets and showers. There are also 15 cabins and 1 bunkhouse available to rent. Several full hookup sites are on the shore of the Madison River. Coordinates: 44☄656N 111☁401W Hebgen Lake is a reservoir created by the Hebgen Dam, located in Gallatin County in southwest Montana. This beautiful resort has 17 full hookup sites, 7 with water & electric and 7 tent sites. What I will say is that I have been there, I have seen it, and I won't be going back to it any time soon.Campfire Lodge Resort is located next to the Madison River below Hebgen Lake and just above Quake Lake in the Custer Gallatin National Forest. I won't argue of the beauty of the lake, because "beauty" is subjective. It is one place in Montana that gave me a case of the heebie-jeebies. There are also a lot of dead trees that stick out of the lake. When you visit Quake Lake you can see where part of the mountain came down to help form the lake on the Madison River. 38,000-acre lake 2 campgrounds ( 79 sites in total) Open year-round Main Attractions at Quake Lake Quake Lake mainly attracts visitors for the challenging yet decent rainbow and brown trout fishing, a spot of boating and canoeing, maybe some water and jet skiing, wakeboarding, and the Quake Lake Visitors Center. A massive earthquake, measured at 7.5 on the Richter scale, shook loose a huge. Located on the border between Montana’s Gold West Country and Yellowstone Country, Quake Lake came into existence on August 17, 1959. Quake Lake was formed by an earthquake on August, 17th 1959 that also caused 28 deaths. Earthquake Lake, more commonly shortened to Quake Lake, is one of the few lakes to have been created this way in recent times. The one and only time I visited Quake Lake, I got a weird feeling and just wanted to get out of there, regardless of the beauty. This, to me, is also the spookiest lake in Montana. Montana's Most Beautiful Lake, according to Love Exploring, is Quake Lake. That didn't make the top spot for Montana either. Author, Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA. The hike to Holland Lake Falls is an easy hike, for me, and it is worth it. Cabin at Hebgen Lake, MT partially submerged by 1959 earthquake. It is another lake that is spectacular, it is a smaller lake, but has, in my opinion, one of the best hikes in Western Montana. One of my favorite lakes to visit is Holland Lake.
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