Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Phillips County, Montana run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge map
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for MT, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Hours, fees, and visitor center
What visitors do here: wildlife viewing, hiking, hunting, fishing.
Wildlife
- MammalPronghorn
Getting there
- Nearest town: Zortman, 19.3 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Fishing and water
Fishing inside the boundary: Anita Reservoir fishing , with stocking records and species on fishypedia.com.
- Taint Reservoir fishing (right at the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Sagebrush Reservoir fishing (0.2 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Fort Peck Trout Pond fishing (0.2 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Fort Peck Dredge Cuts fishing (0.5 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Upper Frog Pond fishing (0.6 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
- National wildlife refugeCharles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge borders Ul Bend National Wildlife Refuge.
- Wilderness areaCharles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge borders UL Bend Wilderness.
- BLM unitCharles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge borders Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument.
- State parkHell Creek State Park is 0.8 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- fws.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- recreation.gov (accessed 2026-09-29)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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