Paddling Guides in Montana

Anita Reservoir

Billings, Montana 59107
Filed Under: Fishing, Paddling
Anita Dam and Reservoir, features of the Huntley Project, are located 6 miles southeast of Ballantine, Montana near Billings. This offstream storage dam was completed by the Civilian Conservation Cor ...
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Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Great Falls, Montana 59404
Filed Under: Hunting, Paddling
Covering 12,383 acres (19 square miles), Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located on the western edge of the northern Great Plains, 50 miles east of the Rocky Mountains and 12 miles north ...
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Benton Lake Wetland Management District

Great Falls, Montana 59404
Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Benton Lake Wetland Management District (WMD) was established in 1975 in the heart of Montana's Big Sky country. The District covers 25,000 square miles, includes 10 counties, and is the largest WMD ...
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

Fort Smith, Montana 59035
Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, following the construction of the Yellowtail Dam by the Bureau of Reclamation. This dam, named after ...
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Bowdoin WMD

Malta, Montana 59538
Filed Under: Fishing, Hunting, Paddling
The Bowdoin WMD is located in Valley, Phillips, Blaine, and part of Hill Counties in northern Montana. The District varies from glaciated end moraine pothole concentrations to to glacial outwash plai ...
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Canyon Ferry Lake

Helena, Montana 59602
Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
Canyon Ferry Dam and lake are located in Montana about 50 miles downstream from where the Gallatin, Madison, and Jefferson Rivers join to form the Missouri River. This lake, with 35,181 surface acres ...
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Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

Lewistown, Montana 59457
Filed Under: Cultural, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Extending 125 miles up the Missouri River from the Fort Peck Dam in north-central Montana, the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is approximately 1,100,000 acres in size and includes t ...
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Clark Canyon Reservoir

Dillon, Montana 59725
Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Clark Canyon Dam and Barretts Diversion Dam are features of the East Bench Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. Recreation on Clark Canyon Reservoir and Barrett's Diversion Dam, located on ...
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Flathead National Forest

Kalispell, Montana 59901
Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cultural, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
Stretching along the west side of the continental divide from the US Canadian border south approximately 120 miles lies the 2.3 million acre Flathead National Forest. The landscape is built from bloc ...
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Fort Peck Lake

Fort Peck, Montana 59223
Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
According to the World Almanac, Fort Peck Dam, MT is the largest embankment dam in the United States with the fifth-largest man-made reservoir. The vast size of Fort Peck Lake and its remoteness from ...
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