Draft Environmental Assessment Ackley Lake State Park Boat Exclusion Area
Apr 19, 2023 3:47 PM
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the Ackley Lake Club propose the development of a boat exclusion area at Ackley Lake State Park. Visitation at Ackley Lake has increased over the last 10 years, averaging 39,273 visitors annually with visitation doubling between 2012 and 2021. A by-product of this increased visitation is conflicting use between boaters and swimmers at the park’s only dock. This conflicting use has become a safety concern because boaters and individuals backing trailers into the water often can’t see swimmers. The goal of this proposed project is to alleviate the conflict between boaters and swimmers by sectioning off a 100 foot by 120 foot area for swimmers with buoys and rope on the eastern side of the lake, installing a swim dock in the boat exclusion area, and developing a 70 foot by 20 foot parking area to the east of the boat exclusion area.
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Public Comment Opportunity
Deadline: Comments will be accepted from April 19, 2023 through May 3, 2023.
Written comments can be mailed to:
Montana FWP Region 4
Attn: Ackley Lake Boat Exclusion Area
4600 Giant Springs Rd
Great Falls, MT 59405
Emailed comments can be sent to: alex.sholes@mt.gov