Stillwater River, flowing north out of Montana's Beartooth mountains, is more a beautiful mountain stream than a river. And "Stillwater" is a misnomer, because it is anything but still, with a high gradient, lots of pocket water and riffles punctuated by some spectacular pools and exciting whitewater stretches. Indeed, Stillwater has less quiet water proportionally than any river in the state. The Stillwater River begins high in the mountains of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area. The river flows for more than twenty miles through the wilderness area before leaving the mountains behind and spilling out into the rolling prairie and canyons that lie outside the wilderness area. Once it leaves the wilderness area, the Stillwater River flows for another 45 miles through a mix of canyons, prairie and forest until meeting up with the Yellowstone River near the town of Columbus, Montana - which is about 45 miles from Billings, MT. Click here for more information.

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