Blue Eyed Nellie Wildlife Management Area

Blue Eyed Nellie

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. 07/25/2024 - 

    Until further notice

  1. Designated roads and foot access. Easy, not strenuous, walking access.
Region 2
Latitude/Longitude: 46.1643 -113.05862
Size: 194.2 acres
Elevation: 5,669 ft
Open: Jan 1 to Dec 31
Directions:
Drive 4 miles west on Montana Highway 1 West and turn right on Lime Quarry Road. WMA is located between Olsen Gulch Rd and Blue-eyed Nellie Gulch across from the Anaconda check station and adjacent to the Lime Quarry.

 Location Map

Title Description Fee
Conservation License - MT Resident $8.00
Conservation License - MT Resident Senior 62+ $4.00
Conservation License - MT Resident Youth 12-17 $4.00
Conservation License - Nonresident $10.00
Facilities
Bike Trail
Hiking Trail
Horseback Riding Trail
Information Kiosk/Map
Pack in/Pack out
Parking
Primitive
Bicycling
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Hunting
Photography
Picnicking
Wildlife Viewing
Bighorn Sheep
Black Bear
Mule Deer
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
White-tailed Deer
  1. Region 2 Office
  2. Mailing Address:
  3. 3201 Spurgin Rd
  4. MISSOULA
  5. 59804
  6. Phone:(406)542-5500