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Yellow Bay

State Park on Flathead Lake

Region 1 | Glacier Country

Yellow Bay Picnic Area - Picnic area with several tables at Yellow Bay on Flathead Lake

Yellow Bay Dock - Floating dock at Yellow Bay Sate Park.

Yellow Bay State Park - Yellow Bay State Park

Yellow Bay Boat Ramp - Boat ramp at Yellow Bay with two boats anchored nearby.

Park Map	Location Map
Marine Map	Parcel Map


Open:	Jan 1 - Dec 31
Size:	15 acres
Elevation:	2907 ft
Nearest Town:	Bigfork

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 will need a Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe fishing license to enjoy the excellent fishing here.

For more information on Flathead Lake State Parks, read Water, Water Everywhere, a 2003 Montana Outdoors article.

Fees

Yellow Bay State Park is located on Flathead Lake .

Directions

Located 15 miles north of Polson on Montana 35.
(Lat 47.876, Lng -114.029)

Contact Information

If you have questions or comments please send mail to: Yellow Bay, 490 North Meridian Kalspell, MT 59901 or call (406) 752-5501 .

Restrictions & Closures

Advisory for Public Safety: To avoid attracting bears and other critters, do not leave food, coolers or cooking utensils in tents or out unattended at anytime. Place all garbage in bear proof dumpsters.

Pet Restriction: Leash required.

Management Restriction: No wood fires, charcoal only.

Seasonal Restriction: Floating docks may be pulled from the water from mid-December through January to prevent damage from ice. Check Regional Office for status. Roads at West Shore, Wayfarers and Lake Mary Ronan State Parks are regularly plowed to the boat ramps in winter.

Stay Limit: Maximum stay of 14 days allowed.

Vehicle Length: Trailer/RV not recommended.

Activities

Boating
Fishing
Swimming
Camping
Picnicking
Bicycling
Wildlife Viewing

Boat Services

Dock
Ramp (Concrete)

Campground

Camp Host
Tent Site

Miscellaneous

Bear Resistant Storage Locker

Picnic Site

Grill (Pedestal)
Picnic Table
Sheltered

Sanitation/Water

Drinking Water
Garbage Bins
Toilet (Flush)
Toilet (Vault)
Water (Pressurized)

Wildlife Viewing

These locations represent physical occurrences (visually confirmed) within the boundaries of the site. Many more species may be present in the area which are not listed because we do not have a visually confirmed record. If you would like to report a species sighting, a form is available.