Lamar River Drainage
Provides some of the best and most consistent fishing in the park, and is home to a number of species.
Plan Around Lamar River Drainage
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Lamar River Drainage Details
Named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, Secretary of the Interior, this 44 mile-long river is the largest single tributary for the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park. Flowing from the west side of the Absaroka Range on the park's eastern boarder, this often very muddy river feeds a number of small creeks and basins, including Slough Creek, Pebble Creek, and Soda Butte Creek. It also provides some of the best and most consistent fishing in the park, and is home to a number of species, including the native cutthroat trout.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Lamar River Drainage
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0.5 mi away
Yellowstone River
The longest undammed river in the lower 48 states.
0.8 mi away
Yellowstone River
Located 1.2 miles east of Tower Junction on the Northeast Entrance Road.
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Yellowstone River Picnic Area Trail
Short but scenic trail follows the eastern side of the canyon's edge.
1.1 mi away
Ruddy Duck Pond
A small, seasonal pond located little more than a mile from Tower Junction, southeast of Junction Butte.
1.1 mi away
Tower-Roosevelt
Named for its most prominent natural and manmade features -- Tower Falls and the Roosevelt Lodge.
