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🦆 Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Mgmt Area📍 Montanaauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🦉 Birdwatching🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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The closest public places to Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge, straight-line distance.

< 1 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Stimson Lumber Company Lands
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)
11 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Willow_Glen_Ranch
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)
13 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Upper Mulkey Gulch
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)
13 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Game Ridge Access
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)
20 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Hi-Line
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)
21 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Fairhaven Colony
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)
26 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
26 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Warnken Ranch
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)

🎫 Entry requirements — MT state lands

Required passEntrance fee
MT residentsFree (funded via vehicle registration)
Out-of-state visitors$8/vehicle/day

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — Wildlife Mgmt Areas

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page always controls.

  • Managed FOR hunting: expect hunters in season, wear blaze orange, and check season dates before hiking
  • State hunting/fishing license (and sometimes a WMA stamp) required for take; some states require it just to enter
  • Dog training, target shooting, and camping rules vary — check the area's page