Summer or Winter, Anaconda, Montana is the place to play! For details about any of the many things to do or see in the Anaconda area, contact the Anaconda Chamber of Commerce. Call (406) 563-2400 or send an e-mail to anacondachamber@rfwave.net.

Summer Activities

Golf

Another popular summer site near Ananconda is Lost Creek Raceway. Many visitors travel to Anaconda to participate in the drag, street car, and motor cross races held at Lost Creek Raceway.

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort

Yet another site of interest near Anaconda is Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Fairmont Hot Springs Resort features four naturally heated swimming pools (two Olympic sized pools, one indoors and one outdoors plus two hot soaking pools, one indoors and one outdoors), a 350-foot water slide, Wildlife Zoo, and an 18-hole golf course, 153 rooms/suites, two restaurants, and spa services. The Hot Springs is 12 miles east of Anaconda.

Take a long slide down the Copper Chute!

Anaconda's newest attraction, the Copper Chute, is a super slide at the Charlotte Yeoman Martin Complex on the northeast edge of Anaconda. For directions, call the Anaconda Chamber at 563-2400 or send e-mail to anacondachamber@rfwave.net.
The slide starts atop a 40-foot mound of earth and undulates to the bottom in sections with varying slopes, none steeper than 45 degrees. A sand pit at the bottom of the 140-foot slide breaks the ride, but riders can bail out safely before reaching the bottom.

The surface of the slide is made out of puckboard -- the same material used around the sides of hockey rinks. It is high density plastic that is extremely durable and requires little maintenance. The slide is open to kids of all ages and best of all -- it's free.

Golf Putt & Pitch

Goosetown Golfland Putt & Pitch
909 E. Front St.
Anaconda, Montana 59711

Boating/Fishing

Echo Lake
Georgetown Lake (both summer and ice fishing for kokanee salmon in winter 13 miles west of Anaconda)
Silver Lake
Warm Springs Creek
Big Hole River

Visit the Snake Pit Skate Park


Anaconda has one of the region's best skate parks. For more details, click here.

Historical Anaconda Tours on Historic Red Bus

From mid-May through September 16th, historical bus tours of Anaconda run at 10am and 2pm. Special tours are available. Call 563-2400 for more information.

Ride the Train!

From June through the summer, ride the Copper King Express, a tourist train that travels from Anaconda to Butte and back through the remote and beautiful Durant Canyon. For ticket information and more details, visit copperkingexpress.com or call 406-563-5458.

Wildlife Viewing

Or if you just want to bag them with a camera or view them through binoculars, Lost Creek State Park is a few miles from the city. The state park, one of the first in Montana is home to a local herd of Rocky Mountain Goats and Bighorn Sheep, the park also features Lost Creek Falls and a perfect location for camping and hiking trails leading back into the nearby mountains.

Warm Springs Pond -- Bird Watching for ospreys, snow geese, Canada geese, ducks and a wide variety of smaller birds.

Mount Haggin Wildlife Management Area

A short drive to the south of town brings you to this spectacular high mountain valley, home to a sizeable herd of Elk, and prime camping and hiking opportunities. This area is also noted for it's excellent cross country skiing in the winter with spectacular views of Mount Haggin and the surrounding Pintler Range.

City Parks

Washoe Park -- This legacy of great wealth is a classic park with a roaring creek, tall cottonwood trees and acres and acres of picnic areas with tables and barbecue grills, playground equipment, a swimming pool, a trout hatchery with interpretive displays and a feeding area for kids all within its boundaries.

Benny Goodman Park -- This park on the east side of the city is becoming popular with a new skateboard park with challenges for novices and practiced skateboarders.

Anaconda also has several smaller neighborhood parks, a community trail system and various ballfields.

For example, millions have been invested over the last decade to develop a Greenway to provide extensive recreational access between Anaconda and nearby Butte.

Swimming

Washoe Park Pool - Outdoor, open during summer.
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort - Indoor/Outdoor, open year round to the public.

Hunting

The mountains and valleys that surround Anaconda offer some of the best opportunities in the region to find elk, Moose, Bighorn sheep, bear, cougar, deer, and upland game birds. Many experienced guides and outfitters are available in the area too to increase the likelihood of your adventure's success.

Winter Activities

Downhill Skiing

Discovery Basin Ski Area, located at Georgetown Lake, is a ski resort for all levels of expertise only 14 miles west of Anaconda and annually brings 60,000 skiers to the area. Recently opened runs on the mountain's back side have opened expert runs that can challenge world class skiers and snowboarders.

Cross Country Skiing
The Anaconda area offers visitors miles of cross country ski trails such as the well-groomed and developed Mount Haggin Ski Trails.

Snowmobiling
At it's very best, literally hundreds of miles of trails are enjoyed by all. Rapidly becoming Montana's top choice for snowmobilers, people travel from near and far to the Georgetown Lake area for the enjoyable trails, spectacular views and long snow season and the many services to support the sport in the area.


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