Cooney State Park
| Cooney State Park | |
|---|---|
  Location in Montana | |
| Location | Carbon County, Montana, United States |
| Nearest town | Columbus, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45°26′25″N 109°12′53″W / 45.44028°N 109.21472°W[1] |
| Area | 309 acres (125 ha)[2] |
| Elevation | 4,268 ft (1,301 m)[1] |
| Designation | Montana state park |
| Established | 1970[3] |
| Visitors | 148,344 (in 2023)[4] |
| Administrator | Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks |
| Website | Cooney State Park |
Cooney State Park is a public recreation area bordering Cooney Reservoir, fourteen miles (23 km) south of Columbus in Carbon County, Montana. The state park occupies 309 acres (125 ha) on three sides of the reservoir, a 1,078-acre (436 ha) impoundment of Red Lodge Creek completed in 1937.[5][6] The park offers boating, fishing, swimming, picnicking, and camping.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cooney Reservoir State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Cooney State Park". Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ "Park Origin by Date". Montana State Parks. 2014. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (May 6, 2024). "2023 Montana State Parks Annual Visitation Report" (PDF). fwp.mt.gov. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "Cooney Dam Fact Sheet" (PDF). Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Staff (February 15, 2012). "Meeting tonight on Cooney State Park plan". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
The park was established in 1969 along the shores of Cooney Reservoir, which was built by damming Red Lodge Creek in 1937 to store water for the Rock Creek Water Users Association. When full, the reservoir covers just more than 1,000 acres.
External links
[edit]- Cooney State Park Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
- Cooney State Park Map Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks