Goose Bay Marina Recreation Area Information Portal
Canyon Ferry Reservoir
This web site provides information about planning efforts for the Goose Bay Marina Recreation Area, including the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Recreation Master Plan for the Goose Bay Planning Area. There are also maps, background information and photographs.
Reclamation has been engaging with the public about the process since 2009, using a variety of methods, including user surveys, comments, letters and public meetings.
The public has expressed a strong desire for a more primitive campground with group camping areas and services that include more toilets, picnic tables, fire rings and some mosquito, wind and sun protection.
The final plans for the project alternatives are expected to be completed in late spring or early summer 2013.
Goose Bay Marina is located on the eastern shore about midway between the north and south end of Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Canyon Ferry, Montana.
The Bay is among the largest on the Reservoir serving as a marina, and a deep-water bay. The Marina has a new modern boat launch ramp with launch dock, 76 boat slips, new fuel service, a marina store, a shower building, and an RV dump station.
- Submit Public Comment — Comments must be received by February 15, 2013.
- News Release: Reclamation moves forward with Goose Bay Marina recreation improvement plan
- Goose Bay Conceptual Modernization Plan
- Draft Goose Bay Recreation Master Plan (Sept. 2009)
- Goose Bay Environmental Assessment
- Goose Bay Public Comment Summary and Analysis Report
- Goose Bay Marina, Lease and Permit No. 6-LM-60-L3651
Through extensive public involvement, Reclamation has determined that there are a variety of public interests in the way Goose Bay is managed, the majority which are recreation-related.
Table 3 - Summary of Alternatives
Potential Improvements:
The photos below are from Appendix F in the Draft EA for the Recreation Master Plan for Goose Bay. These photos show existing locations (left column) next to some of the updates proposed under the different alternatives presented in the EA. Click on a photo below to open a larger version.
Last Updated: March 22, 2013