Yellowstone Country

1redlodge_and_columbus_area.gifTRAVEL_MT2004-12-22T11:43:04182YVISITOR INFORMATIONhttp://yellowstone.visitmt.comYellowstone Country10001850<DIV class="cityaspfont"><ul class= "fotocolumn"><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Joliet_Store.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE><a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=10253">Quick Stop Drive-In</a>Photo courtesy: John Fisher</li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Joliet_artgallery.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=117 HEIGHT=187 ALIGN=BASELINE><a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=16710">Charles Ringer Studio & Gallery</a>Photo courtesy: Charles Ringerr</li></ul> Joliet is on Rock Creek. It was the shipping point for the rich produce area around it, as grains and garden products flourished in this irrigated valley. (from Cheney’s Names on the Face of Montana, Mountain Press Publishing Company)Located between <a href="/categories/City.asp?CityID=29">Billings</a> and <a href="/categories/City.asp?CityID=273">Red Lodge</a>, it is also nearby <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=3093">Cooney State Park</a>, an irrigation reservoir, is a popular recreation area serving south-central Montana offering boating, swimming, camping and fishing. Attractions include good walleye and rainbow trout fishing. Boating opportunities are abundant and 75 camping spots are available on this large 317.6-acre site at 4,307 feet in elevation.<map name="nearbycities"><area shape="rect" alt="Melville, Montana" coords="13,3,66,12" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=223"><area shape="rect" alt="Rapelje, Montana" coords="125,16,161,31" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=269"><area shape="rect" alt="Big Timber, Montana" coords="48,32,136,55" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=26"><area shape="rect" alt="Springdale, Montana" coords="10,65,66,82" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=314"><area shape="rect" alt="Livingston, Montana" coords="4,85,47,104" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=202"><area shape="rect" alt="Greycliff, Montana" coords="68,55,112,66" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=149"><area shape="rect" alt="Silver Gate, Montana" coords="45,200,83,212" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=309"><area shape="rect" alt="Cooke City, Montana" coords="55,185,123,199" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=74"><area shape="rect" alt="McLeod, Montana" coords="15,108,73,123" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=219"><area shape="rect" alt="Bearcreek, Montana" coords="151,182,185,193" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=18"><area shape="rect" alt="Belfry, Montana" coords="168,174,196,181" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=19"><area shape="rect" alt="Red Lodge, Montana" coords="61,162,147,183" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=273"><area shape="rect" alt="Bridger, Montana" coor873687JOLIETYELLOWSTONE1265Botts Family Motel114510SRA Campground116710Charles Ringer Studio & Gallery120832Liza Wyrick121449Glacier Chaser Classic1MT59041