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BaseCamp Equipment Rental & Guide Service

Since 2007 BaseCamp has been calling Bigfork, Montana home. Mark and Samantha SchurkeWe wanted to start a family business that would allow the opportunity to share their love of the outdoors with others. Having lived and traveled throughout much of this great country they couldn’t have picked a better places to start this endeavor. Lakes,…

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Wayfarers State Park Bigfork, Montana

Located near the quaint resort town of Bigfork on the northeast shore of Flathead Lake, this park is 67 acres in size and is 2,923 feet in elevation. A mature mixed forest makes this site very pleasant for camping and picnicking. From spring to late fall the area abounds in wildflowers. Nature walks over the…

Ghost Towns

Garnet Ghost Town

Garnet was named for the semi-precious ruby-colored stone found in the area and it was a good place to live. The surrounding mountains were rich in gold-bearing quartz. There was a school, the crime rate was low, and liquor flowed freely in the town’s many saloons. The bawdy houses did a brisk business and Missoula…

Fly Fishing / Hiking / Horseback Trails / Montana Lakes / SouthWest Montana Hiking

Flint Creek Range, Montana

The Flint Creek Range is located east of Philipsburg and west of Deer Lodge and contains dozens of trout-filled alpine lakes. Most are accessible by ATV, hiking, and horseback. Albicaulis Lake Located in the North Fork Racetrack Creek drainage which contains rainbow and cuttbow trout. Accessible via 4×4 off Interstate I-90 via Racetrack, east of…

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