Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
Headquarters: Airport Rd. Lewistown, MT 59457
406-538-8706
Protects 1.2 million acres bordering the Missouri River and Fort Peck Lake. Live bison are penned at the headquarters, from which a loop auto tour begins via MT191. Sights include waterfowl, raptors, deer, and the world's largest remaining herd of prairie elk. On future refuge land in spring 1805, Lewis shot an elk that stood 5'3" at the shoulder.