Yellow Bay State Park

State: Montana

Address 1: 15 miles north of Polson on Montana 35

City: Bigfork

Phone: (406) 752-5501

Open all Year: Yes

Camp URL: http://fwp.mt.gov/parks/visit/parkSiteDetail.html?id=280115

Full Hook: Yes

Yellow Bay is in the heart of the famous Montana sweet cherry orchards, where blossoms color the hillsides during the spring. The park includes Yellow Bay Creek, four walk-in tent camping spots and a wide, sandy beach for swimming, sunbathing, scuba diving, boating, fishing, and bird watching.

This park and the southern end of Flathead Lake are located on the Flathead Indian Reservation, so you’ll need a Montana fishing license and a Conferated Salish Kootenai tribal fishing license to enjoy the excellent fishing here.

Located in the heart of Montana’s famous sweet cherry orchards, this 15-acre natural park includes Yellow Bay Creek and a wide beach. Visitors enjoy swimming, boating, lake trout fishing, and bird watching. The campground has 5 sites, including 4 walk-in tent sites. Flush and vault toilets are available in the park. No open fires allowed at this park – camp stoves or charcoal only.