Park
Fish Creek State Park
Experience this new state park that has outstanding opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, fishing and wildlife viewing.
Listed under Parks · Picnic spots · Hiking trails · Horseback riding trails · River access & fishing · Camping & cabins · Cross-country skiing & snowshoeing · Wildlife & bird watching · Scenic viewpoints
About this place
From the lookout atop Williams Peak to the crystal-clear emerald pools of Fish Creek, this state park is full of wildlife, beautiful scenery and places to explore.
Practical information
- Address
- 851 Rivulet Road Alberton, MT 59820
- Arrival
- Fish Creek State is located conveniently off Interstate 90, about 41 miles west of Missoula, making it easily accessible to residents and travelers.
- Parking
- The department may designate and sign individual parking spaces or groups of parking spaces for vehicle parking, boat trailer parking, day use parking, and registered camper parking at public use sites. Parking outside of these designated, signed parking spaces is prohibited.
- Fees
- Montana residents who pay the $9 state parks fee with their annual vehicle registration have no daily entrance fees to state parks. For residents who don't include this in their vehicle registration, non-resident day use fees apply. Nonresidents Day use entrance fee with a vehicle: $8 Day use entrance fee as a walk-in, bicycle or bus passenger: $4 With a Nonresident Entrance Pass: Free
- Hours
- Hours listed below are normal operating hours and may not apply when there is a special restriction or closure. Check Alerts and Closures in the tab below. Park Open daily all year
- Dogs
- Pets Allowed
- Use rules
- Fish Creek State Park has a network of old logging roads, including a 70-mile series of “open” roads, that allow motorized use, and “closed” roads, that are available for hiking and nonmotorized use.
- Managed by
- State agency
- Phone
- (406) 542-5533
- ckenyon@mt.gov
Activities
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Photography
- Picnicking
- Snowshoeing
- Wildlife viewing
- Camping
- Horseback riding
- OHV
- Snowmobiling
Sources
- from fwp.mt.gov/stateparks/fish-creek updated
- from stateparks.mt.gov/fish-creek updated
- from fwp.mt.gov/conservation/wildlife-management-areas/public-us… updated