Judith River Wildlife Management Area

Judith River

Special Notices & Closures 

  1. Stage I Fire Restriction Stage I Fire Restriction: The following acts are prohibited until further notice: 1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire, 2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials.
  2. 2024-07-19 00:01:00.0 - 

    Until further notice

  1. Opens noon on May 15. SEE TRAVEL PLAN MAP. Travel plans specifies open/closed roads and specific parking/camping locations.
  1. Management Restriction Commercial use prohibited.
Region 4
Latitude/Longitude: 46.88826 -110.30748
Size: 9397.22 acres
Elevation: 5166 ft
Open: 2018-05-15 to 2018-11-30
Directions:
From U. S. Highway 87 at Windham (seven miles east of Stanford), take paved route 239 south for 11 miles to Utica; from Utica take the main gravel road heading southwest along the north side of the Judith River for nine miles to Sapphire Village; then turn right on the first road just past the village and proceed 1.5 miles west to the Judith River WMA headquarters.

 Location Map

Title Description Fee
Conservation License - MT Resident 8.0
Conservation License - MT Resident Senior 62+ 4.0
Conservation License - MT Resident Youth 12-17 4.0
Conservation License - Nonresident 10.0
Facilities
Pack in/Pack out
Primitive Campsite
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Hunting
Photography
Wildlife Viewing
Antelope
Elk
Mule Deer
White-tailed Deer
  1. Jay Kolbe jkolbe@mt.gov
  2. Mailing Address:
  3. 4600 Giant Springs Rd
  4. GREAT FALLS
  5. 59405
  6. Phone:(406)499-2356