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Overview
About Fish Creek Picnic Area
Why stop
- Clear water and colorful stones make the shoreline an easy place to linger.
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Where it is
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Before you go
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Glacier Tour Guide
Your drive to Fish Creek Picnic Area, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Glacier National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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“You're nearing Fish Creek, where the day-use picnic area gives you Lake McDonald's rocky shoreline without a hike.”
Plays as you drive up to Fish Creek Picnic Area in the Parkwolf Glacier Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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“Our first time to glacier and we used the audio portion for Going to the Sun Road. Wonderful information with perfect advice of what to see and do along the road.”
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More about Fish Creek Picnic Area
An easy lakeside breakFish Creek Picnic Area is a small day-use spot on Lake McDonald’s west shore, just off Camas…
Fish Creek Picnic Area is a small day-use spot on Lake McDonald’s west shore, just off Camas Road near Apgar. Picnic tables sit among the conifers, with easy access to a rocky shoreline. I’d use it for a meal or a swim break when you want the lake without adding a hike.
The shorelineThe pebbly shore, clear water and colored stones are the main draw.
The pebbly shore, clear water and colored stones are the main draw. Across the lake, wooded mountain slopes frame the view. Lower summer water exposes more beach, so the shoreline changes through the season.
What to expectPicnic tables and fire rings sit among the trees by the lake.
Picnic tables and fire rings sit among the trees by the lake. Visitors report a nearby restroom, most specifically a pit toilet. The campground’s seasonal flush toilets and drinking water aren’t confirmed for day-use visitors, and no food service is identified here, so plan to bring your own picnic.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Glacier
404 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
11 sightingsWolverineMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
1,173 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
1,000 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
395 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
506 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Glacier. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
