Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The beach between Mary Bay and the outlet of the Yellowstone River is called Diamond
Beach because of its sparkling sand. The lake is usually too cold for swimming, but wading
can be pleasant. Just north of Storm Point is
Concretion Cove,
where early day visitors found
strangely shaped rocks and thoughtlessly carried them all away long ago.
24.2/1.8
Short trail to a view of the lake and Pelican Creek's delta.
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The mouth of
Pelican Creek
is a great place to see many types of ducks,
Canada geese, California gulls, and pelicans.
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Pelican Creek crossing and a 1,500-foot-long (460 m) causeway for the road. Pelican
Creek drains the Mirror Plateau to the north.
If you could look down on Pelican Creek from above, you'd see several oxbow lakes,
crescent-shaped ponds left behind when loops in a meandering stream are cut off.
Near here in 1839, fur trapper Os-borne Russell and a companion were attacked and
wounded by Piegan (Black-feet) Indians, and five other trappers were killed. The creek was
named for a later incident in which a prospector shot a large bird for dinner; it was not a goose
as he'd thought, but an unsavory pelican—hence the name.
24.6/1.4 Pelican Creek Nature Trail.
This short loop (less than 1 mile/1.5 km) to Yellow-
stone Lake consists of a boardwalk across a marsh and a path through the woods.
25.2/0.8 Fishing Bridge RV Campground
road. This campground is the only place in the
park where recreational vehicle owners can find a sewer hookup at each site. No tents or tent
trailers are allowed. The more than 325 sites must be reserved in advance. A small concession
building and a selfservice laundry and showers are nearby.
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A short frontage road to the north parallels the main road for Fishing
Bridge facilities.
From east to west along the frontage road are an ice machine, public
telephones, general store with soda fountain, and gas station. Housing for employees is also
located here.
