Rainbow Bay Access
Rainbow Bay Access
Rainbow Bay offers a free day-use picnic area on Georgetown Lake with a car-top only boat launch, making it ideal for paddlers and anglers with smaller watercraft.
The site features picnic tables and restrooms, though there is no potable water or garbage service. Open mid-May through late September (weather dependent), it's located about 14 miles south of Philipsburg off Montana Highway 1.
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