About Fish Creek State Park
Fish Creek State Park, spanning over 5,600 acres in western Montana, is the largest state park in the region and part of a larger 45,000-acre public land complex managed by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The park features a forest landscape shaped by historic logging, with remnants of its industrial past, including a closed-to-the-public fire tower atop Williams Peak that offers panoramic views of the Bitterroot Mountains and the site of the 1910 Great Burn, which consumed three million acres in three days.
The park supports diverse wildlife, including native bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout in Fish Creek, as well as 47 mammal species such as elk, moose, black bear, mountain lions, and wolves, and 113 bird species. Recreation includes fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, horseback riding, OHV use, and snowmobiling on designated roads. A network of old logging roads—70 miles of open routes for motorized use and closed trails for nonmotorized access—provides entry to Fish Creek and the Alberton Gorge, where the creek meets the Clark Fork River, known for whitewater rafting. The park remains open year-round and is accessible via Interstate 90, 41 miles west of Missoula.