Mallard's Rest Fishing Access

Yellowstone River · river mile 46.8 · Paradise Valley

Mallard's Rest is a Montana FWP fishing access site on the Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley, at river mile 46.8, with a boat ramp. 4 published floats start or end here.

FWP access site

Mallard's Rest

13 miles south of Livingston on Hwy 89 at milepost 42. Camping.

FacilityRamp (Concrete)
LaunchBoat ramp
FWP activitiesBoating, Camping, Fishing, Hunting
FWP river marker511
River mile46.77
Coordinates45.48482, -110.62163

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

Floats from Mallard's Rest

ToRiver milesShuttle drive
Pine Creek3.37 min
Carter's Bridge10.412 min

Floats ending at Mallard's Rest

FromRiver milesShuttle drive
Dan Bailey7.111 min
Loch Leven3.021 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

UpstreamLoch Leven · 3.0 mi · boat ramp
DownstreamSiskin Island · 2.8 mi · boat-in only

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, 10 river miles downstream. 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.