▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Board ▁on ▁Geographic ▁Names ▁approved ▁the ▁name ▁York s ▁Islands ▁for ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁Missouri ▁River ▁islands ▁in ▁Broad water ▁County . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁also ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Board ▁on ▁Geographic ▁Names ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁Nation ' s ▁official ▁autom ated ▁ge ographic ▁names ▁repository . ▁The ▁US GS ▁( Un ited ▁States ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ) ▁Geographic ▁Names ▁Information ▁System ▁has ▁settled ▁on ▁" Y ork s ▁Islands ". ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁" Y ork ' s ▁Islands ", ▁or ▁simply ▁" Y ork ▁Island ". ▁ ▁Design ation ▁of ▁" Y ork ' s ▁Islands ▁Fish ing ▁Access ▁Site " ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁group ▁are ▁now ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁" Y ork ' s ▁Islands ▁Fish ing ▁Access ▁Site ", ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Fish , ▁Wild life ▁and ▁Park s ▁Department . ▁ ▁This ▁site ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁acres ▁along ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁Missouri ▁River ▁ 4 ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁Town send . ▁The ▁site ▁is ▁just ▁off ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Highway ▁ 2 8 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁is ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁Mont ana ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Department ▁sign . ▁ ▁It ▁includes ▁a ▁boat ▁launch , ▁pic nic ▁tables , ▁fish ing ▁access , ▁camp ing ▁sites ▁( including ▁some ▁for ▁small ▁tra ilers ) ▁and ▁to ile ts . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁small