U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Learn about camping and boondocking at National Wildlife Refuges

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Camping Guide

The Kofa National Wildlife Refuge is one of the few units managed by the US Fish & Wildlife Service that allows "true" dispersed camping throughout much of its land. The rules published below were gathered from information...

Free Camping on Fort Peck Lake, Montana

Free camping on Fort Peck Lake, Montana exists, with plenty of campgrounds to choose from. Fort Peck Lake lies in the north-east section of Montana. It was created in the 1930s when Fort Peck Dam was built by the Army Corps of Engineers along the Missouri River...

Camping at National Wildlife Refuges

The National Wildlife Refuge system includes some 560 designated refuge units across the United States. Many of these are off limits to the public, but many others are open to recreation to some lesser or greater extent. Camping at National Wildlife Refuges is limited to just a handful of refuges, but many are free and not very crowded.