Sports and the Outdoors

Lewistown has access to water—and plenty of it. From natural springs to alpine lakes to crystal-clear creeks fed by melting snow, there are all kinds of ways to get wet in town, or within a few short miles. Big Spring Creek flows right through downtown, and even underneath several establishments on Main Street.

Ackley Lake State Park. Ackley Lake State Park has two boat ramps, a seasonal boat dock, great fishing for rainbow trout, and a 23-site campground with vault toilets. It's to the north of the Little Belt Mountains, about 26 miles southwest of Lewistown. Lewistown, Montana, 59457 . 406/454–5840; fwp.mt.gov/stateparks/ackley-lake-state-park.

Gigantic Warm Springs. In a clearing roughly 15 miles outside Lewistown you can swim on a family farm in a small spring-fed lake (but supposedly the largest natural warm spring in the world) that keeps a constant temperature of 68°F. It's only open in the summer. 749 Warm Spring La., Lewistown, Montana, 59457. 406/538--9825. $4 to swim.

Lewistown Municipal Swimming Pool. From June through August one of the most popular places in Frank Day City Park is the town's Olympic-size pool with two large slides, a wading pool for kids and a splash pad. For a more relaxing experience, stroll the park's beautiful labyrinth garden planted in annuals and perennials. 210 6th Ave. S, Lewistown, Montana, 59457 . 406/535–4503. $4.