Hi-Line Living: Beaver Creek Park prepping for camping season

South of Havre lays the volcanic Bear Paw Mountain range, which houses 10,000 acres of an escape for outdoorsy types, fishing enthusiasts, intermittent cabin dwellers and, especially, camping aficionados.

The lakes, ponds, hills, mountains and 100 camping sites offer something for anyone who has any shimmer of outdoor interest.

The park has an approximate annual budget of $250,000. With revenue from cattle crazing, cabin leases and park permits, it fully sustains itself.

Park superintendent of 13 years, Chad Edgar, works year-round, but spring is the advent of busy season - Edgar calls...