Carter's Bridge Fishing Access

Yellowstone River · river mile 57.2 · Paradise Valley

Carter's Bridge is a Montana FWP fishing access site on the Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley, at river mile 57.2, with a boat ramp. 4 published floats start or end here.

FWP access site

Carter's Bridge

Gravel ramp, toilet. Limited parking. USGS gage 06192500 sits here.

FacilityRamp (Gravel)
LaunchBoat ramp
FWP activitiesBoating, Fishing
FWP river marker501
River mile57.17
Coordinates45.59700, -110.56503

Driving directions · Facts from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

Floats from Carter's Bridge

ToRiver milesShuttle drive
Mayor's Landing6.012 min
Hwy 89 Bridge12.015 min

Floats ending at Carter's Bridge

FromRiver milesShuttle drive
Mallard's Rest10.412 min
Pine Creek7.112 min

Shuttle drive is the measured road route between the two ramps. Each float page has its float time at today’s flow and for every month.

Nearest access

UpstreamPine Creek · 7.1 mi · boat ramp
DownstreamFree River · 0.8 mi · no launch listed

The river here

On a typical day the river here peaks in June at about 12,550 cfs and is lowest in February, near 1,190 cfs. By September it usually runs 1,865–2,700 cfs. Read from USGS gauge 06192500, Yellowstone River near Livingston, MT, at this site. Flow by month has the full record.

Plan a float from here
Check current Montana FWP regulations and site notices before you go. How every number here is made.