Libby Dam and Lake Koocanusa
17877 Highway 37
Libby, MT 59923-9703
Phone: (406) 293-5577
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See the Libby Dam and Lake Koocanusa website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.
Visitor Center
Libby Dam Visitor Center (406) 293-5577
Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: From Libby take Montana Highway 37 18 miles north to Libby Dam.
Factoid: Libby Dam & Visitor Center is a great place to visit with family and friends.
Libby Dam Visitor Center hours, tour availability and the latest information on recreation in the area is available by calling the Libby Dam Visitor Center at 406-293-5577 or checking our facebook page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/LibbyDamMT
The Souse Gulch day use area near the visitor center offers playgrounds, picnic shelters, and boat ramp access to lake Koocanusa. Enjoy a picnic with a view of Lake Koocanusa, or hike the trails and take in the views from the challenging 18 hole Kooky-Noosa disc golf course. Camping, fishing, boating and wildlife watching are popular in the recreation areas below the dam.
Due to closure of the roadway on top of the dam, visitors travelling South from the Eureka area on Hwy 37 must take a scenic detour below the dam to reach the other side, crossing the David Thompson Bridge where in 1997, the Montana state record rainbow trout, 33lbs, was caught! Watch for Bald Eagles, osprey and more in this designated watchable wildlife area before turning right onto Forest Road 228 and heading uphill 1.5 miles to the Visitor Center in Souse Gulch.
Age & Disability Discount Passes
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers COVID-19 Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information. Updated: 3/28/23
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Status Unknown
9 Recreation areas at Libby Dam and Lake Koocanusa
Blackwell Flats
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Downstream Area
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Downstream Area West
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Dunn Creek
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Libby Dam Area
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Libby Dam Left Abutment
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Libby Dam Visitor Center
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Ripley
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Souse Gulch
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Corps Managed
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Managed by Others in Italics |
$ Corps Fees Collected
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| Camping |
| E | Electric Campsites |
| N | Non-electric Campsites |
| T | Pull Through Campsites |
| G | Group Camping |
| D | Dump Station |
| Fishing |
| C | Fish Cleaning Stations |
| D | Fishing Docks |
| P | Fishing Piers |
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| Picnic |
| A | Picnic Area |
| G | Group Picnic |
| GS | Group Picnic Shelter |
| Swimming |
| BE | Beach |
| P | Swimming Pool |
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| Trails |
| B | Bike Trails |
| Q | Equestrian Trails |
| H | Hiking Trails |
| I | Hiking Trails - Interpretive |
| R | Off Road Vehicle Trails |
| F | Fitness Trails |
| W | Water Trails |
| S | Snow Mobile Trails |
| CC | Cross Country Skiing Trails |
| M | Multipurpose Trails |
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