Point of Rocks Fishing Access

Yellowstone River · river mile 20.9 · Gardiner and Yankee Jim Canyon

Point of Rocks is a Montana FWP fishing access site on the Yellowstone River near Gardiner, at river mile 20.9, with a boat ramp. 4 published floats start or end here.

FWP access site

Point of Rocks

Below Yankee Jim Canyon; the upper valley opens out here.

FacilityRamp (Gravel)
LaunchBoat ramp
FWP activitiesBoating, Fishing
River mile20.89
Coordinates45.25476, -110.86940

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

Floats from Point of Rocks

ToRiver milesShuttle drive
Emigrant11.913 min
Grey Owl14.716 min

Floats ending at Point of Rocks

FromRiver milesShuttle drive
Brogan's Landing14.216 min
Crystal Cross4.45 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

UpstreamCrystal Cross · 4.4 mi · hand launch
DownstreamEmigrant · 11.9 mi · boat ramp

The river here

On a typical day the river here peaks in June at about 10,800 cfs and is lowest in February, near 814 cfs. By September it usually runs 1,510–2,195 cfs. Read from USGS gauge 06191500, Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs, MT, 13 river miles upstream. 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.