The Madison River

A Virtual Journey Up the River

After years of trying to solve the Forrest Fenn treasure, we've uncovered a significant amount of information about this upper section of the Madison River that should be preserved and shared with others. Please send tips with what you know to help improve this site!

Measured From the West Entrance of Yellowstone Park:

• -0.4 - Border of Yellowstone National Park

• 0.0 - West Entrance Station of Yellowstone National Park

• 1.4 - (Pullout) Old Two Mile Camp

• 1.8 - Border of Wyoming / Montana

• 1.9 - (Pullout) Madison River Fishing Access J

• 2.1 - Madison River Lookout

• 2.6 - (Pullout) Two Ribbons Trail, Parking Lot 1

• 3.0 - (Pullout) Two Ribbons Trail, Parking Lot 2

• 3.0 - Old Campground (Nothing Left)

• 3.8 - (Pullout) Madison River Fishing Access I

  • Old Riverside Mail Station

  • Old Riverside Soldier Station

  • Trailhead of the old Madison Plateau Trail

  • Trailhead of the old Gneiss Creek Trail

  • Old river fording site

  • Old footbridge site

  • Old Riverside Ranger Station

• 5.4 - Maintenance Road

• 5.6 - Riverside Drive Starts (Enter Only)

  • Dam-like Breakover

  • Start of Long Riffle (Fishing Spot)

  • End of Grasshopper Bank (Fishing Spot)

• 6.2 - Rip Rap Run (Fishing Spot)

• 6.3 - (Pullout) Madison River Fishing Access H

• 6.4 - Muskrat Pool (Fishing Spot)

• 6.5 - Grasshopper Bank Start (Fishing Spot)

• 7.1 - (Pullout) Madison River Picnic Area

• 7.2 - Madison River Bridge (7-Mile Bridge)

  • 7-mile run (Fishing Spot)

• 7.3 - (Pullout) Gneiss Creek Trailhead

• 7.4 - (Pullout) Unknown

• 7.5 - (Pullout) Madison River Fishing Access G

• 7.5 - Old Campground (Nothing Left)

• 7.6 - Trumpeter Meadows

• 8.1 - Fish Trap Bend (Old Fishing Spot)

• 8.3 - Native American Hunting Pits

• 8.6 - (Pullout) Madison River Fishing Access F

• 8.7 - Old Poacher's Cabin Ruin

• 9.2 - (Pullout) Madison River Fishing Access E

  • 9-Mile Hole (Fishing Spot)

• 9.4 - Edge of the Yellowstone Caldera

• 9.5 - (Pullout) Talus Slope Riffles (Fishing Spot)

  • Foot of Mt. Jackson

• 9.6 - Madison Notch

• 9.9 - (Pullout) Mt Haynes Overlook

  • Madison River Boardwalk Trail

• 10.2 - (Pullout) Madison River Fishing Access D

• 10.4 - (Pullout) Madison River Fishing Access C

• 10.8 - (Pullout) Madison River Fishing Access B

  • Highway hole (not confirmed) (Fishing Spot)

• 11.2 - Water Hole (Fishing Spot)

• 11.4 - (Pullout) Madison River Fishing Access A

• 11.6 - Big Bend (Fishing Spot)

• 11.8 - (Pullout) Harlequin Lake Trailhead

  • Accross from the foot of Three Brothers Mountain

• 12.0 - (Pullout) Unknown

• 12.0 - Old Campground (Nothing Left)

• 12.3 - (Pullout) Unknown

• 12.5 - National Park Meadows

• 12.7 - Bryant Camp

• ~13.3 - Madison Junction

  • Confluence of Gibbon and Firehole rivers

  • 1870 Historical Campfire

  • Foot of National Park Mountain

  • The Madison Museum / Madison Information Station