Boating Along

Bighorn Lake Wyoming & Montana Location:   Bighorn Lake/Yellowtail Dam Boating on Bighorn Lake If you have ever been to Lake Powell and loved it, you would also love Bighorn Lake!  Imagine winding through a canyon in a boat, looking up at the beautiful red rock with the stark blue sky against it.  Our family has loved boating Bighorn Lake for years and could never get tired of it!  The lake is 70 miles long and takes about a day to boat from the Horseshoe Bend boat ramp up to the Yellowtail Dam and back, especially if you explore some of the side canyons and spend some time water skiing or wake boarding. We usually arrive at the lake between 7 or 8 in the morning and drive the boat all the way up to the dam.  Then on the way down we either waterski or explore the canyons.  The canyon walls are full of beautiful arches, most that I haven't discovered their names.  On our most recent trip in September 2025 we counted at least ten arches, more th...