Moccasin is in the productive wheat-raising area of central Montana. Moccasin began as a homestead community. In 1893 the Montana State legislature created the MSU Central Agricultural Research Center, 3 miles west of Moccasin to teach dry land farming techniques to the newly arrived homesteaders. Nearby Ackley Lake State Park, offers diverse water sports opportunities. Stocked with rainbow trout, the lake is often good angling for 10 to 15 inch fish.