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State Park on Flathead Lake

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Yellow Bay Shore and Dock - Beach and Dock at Yellow Bay on Flathead Lake

Yellow Bay Picnic Area - Picnic area with several tables at Yellow Bay on Flathead Lake Visitor paying usage fee - Visitor at Yellow Bay paying usage fee Yellow Bay State Park - Yellow Bay State Park Yellow Bay Dock - Floating dock at Yellow Bay Sate Park. Yellow Bay Boat Ramp - Boat ramp at Yellow Bay with two boats anchored nearby.
 
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, 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.

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

Yellow Bay State Park is located on Flathead Lake. Yellow Bay is one of 12 FWP managed sites on Flathead Lake. Flathead Lake is a tributary of the Flathead River.

Directions
Directions

15 miles north of Polson on Montana 35.   (Lat 47.875,  Lng  -114.028)

Contact Information
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
Restrictions & Closures
Leash Required.
Leash required.
No Wood Fires, Charcoal Only.
No wood fires, charcoal only.
Stay Limit
Maximum stay of 7 days allowed.
Vehicle Length
Combined Length of unit is 30ft.
Activities
Activities
  • Easy Accessibility
    Boating
  • Difficult Accessibility
    Fishing
  • Difficult Accessibility
    Swimming
  • Easy Accessibility
    Camping
  • Easy Accessibility
    Picnicking
  • Easy Accessibility
    Bicycling
  • Easy Accessibility
    Group Use
  • Wildlife Viewing
Boat Services
Boat Services
  • Dock
  • Marina
  • Ramp (unspecified)
Campground
Campground
  • Camp Host
  • Tent Site
Picnic Site
Picnic Site
  • Fire Ring
  • Grill (Pedestal)
  • Picnic Table
  • Sheltered
Sanitation/Water
Sanitation/Water
  • Drinking Water
  • Garbage Bins
  • Toilet (Flush)
  • Toilet (Vault)
  • Water (Pressurized)
Fees
Fees
Day Use
$5.00
Non-Resident, Vehicle
State Park Camping
$15.00
May 1–Sep 30
Wildlife Viewing
Wildlife Viewing

These locations represent physical occurences (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.

Abundance Codes
Common Abundance = Common   Uncommon Abundance = Uncommon   Rare Abundance = Rare   Incidental Occurrence = Incidental  Historic Occurrence = Historic Occurrence  Species is present, abundance unknown = Unknown Abundance 
 


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