2011 Map of Camas Prairie

About this map

Camas Prairie defines this corner of Sanders County, where the broad open flats of the Camas Prairie Basin meet the descending drainages of the surrounding hills. The landscape is marked by a network of seasonal and perennial waters, including the central Camas Creek, Clear Creek, and the curiously named Whiskey Creek. Human presence in this section of Northwest Montana is centered on ranching and rural transit, anchored by the Melton Ranch in the east. A series of numbered routes such as Camas 1000 and Ferry Crossing Basin 2000 traverse the terrain, tracing the paths between the gulches and the valley floor. The map records the intersection of rugged topography at Coppedge Gulch and Whiskey Gulch with the established agricultural tracts that have long characterized this region.