Recreation
Recreation opportunities abound on over 8 million acres of BLM-administered public land in Montana and the Dakotas. Unless otherwise posted, all public lands are available for recreation use.
Please stay on existing roads and trails in areas without signs and remember to Tread Lightly! and Leave No Trace.
BLM-Rules and Regulations
2012 Fee Free Days
Take It Outside! Connect with your public lands
Back Country Byways (national information)
Off-highway vehicle (OHV) information
Lewis and Clark information
National Scenic and Historic Trails
Activity-specific links (caving, rafting, etc.)
www.recreation.gov
Special Recreation Permit Information
Information on access, camping, gold panning, hiking, rockhounding, and recreation passes.
Montana/Dakotas Recreation Strategy (4 mb)
Note to recreationists: Only noxious weed seed free forage may be used on BLM-administered public lands (similar requirements apply to Forest Service and State of Montana lands). For more information on the program and a list of vendors and producers of weed free forage, click here.
Other recreation information:
State of Montana
Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks
2300 Lake Elmo Road
Billings, Montana 59105
Phone: 406-247-2940
U.S. Forest Service
Regional Office
Box 7669
Missoula, Montana 59807
Phone: 406-329-3511
Travel Montana
Department of Commerce
301 South Park
Box 200533
Helena, Montana 59620-0533
Phone: 1-800-847-4868