Lake McDonald Glacier Park
  • Rocky Point Trail
       trailhead is 0.7 miles from Fish Creek Campground   
       1.1 miles elevation gain 84 feet
       Inner North Fork Road
       Look for large gravel piles
       No Shuttle Service
       Limited parking at trailhead
       great views from Rocky Point
       Easy hike
Bear Aware 3RD Edition
by Bill Schneider
Powells.com


The Inner North Fork Road opened June 19, 2009 from Fish Creek to Polebridge. Then the Inner North Road partially closed in June 2010, and reopened again in early July, 2010. Over the last few years this stretch of the Inner North Fork Road has been closed more often then it is open. In 2010 the Inner North Road opened the earliest it had in a decade, then closed again due to flooding. The Inner North Fork Road is currently closed at the Rocky Point Trailhead as of June, 2011.


Rocky Point Trail is a easy hike with nice views at Rocky Point of Mount Brown and Edwards Mountain across Lake McDonald. Getting to the Trailhead for Rocky Point is a little tricky. At the 'T' intersection north of the west entrance to Glacier Park take a left on Camus Road. Cross the outflow from Lake McDonald and heard up Camus Road. As you go up look for sings on the right for Fish Creek Campground, turn right onto Fish Creek Road and stay to the left. You will come to a divided section of the road there is a small building on your right and in front of you is the entrance to Fish Creek Campground. Circle back towards were you were coming from and immediately turn right onto the dirt road known as the (Inner) North Fork Road. You will come to a gravel pit on your left, pull into the parking area in front of the gravel piles and park. The trailhead is in the right hand side of the road just before you entered the opening for the gravel pit.

Rocky Point Trail meanders through the woods and descends to Fish Creek then after crossing Fish Creek ascends up the hill towards the shore of Lake McDonald. As of 6/20/11 bear grass was starting to bloom along the trail. The Rocky Point Trail then intersects the Lake McDonald Trail coming from Fish Creek Campground the two trails travel together for awhile. After leaving Rocky Point the combined trails go uphill for a short ways. The Lake McDonald Trail goes downhill along the shore of Lake McDonald, while the Rocky Point Trail loops back to were you first met up with the Lake McDonald Trail. Take the trail to the right back towards the Inner North Fork Road. The Rocky Point Trail forks to the right JUST AFTER the two photo displays about the Roberts Fire. The major trail sign at the point is yellow flagged! If you continue straight you will end up in the Fish Creek Campground! I will add some more trail sign pics a a small map as this trail can be a bit confusing.