James Kipp Recreation Area

The James Kipp Recreation Area is along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and within the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. It is a popular camping site. There are nine single units, 15 group campsites, drinking water, a public telephone, a floaters tent campsite, a boat ramp, a fish cleaning table, eight restrooms, and an RV dump station.

Sites are first-come, first-serve, and there's a 14-day limit.

The area is popular for bird watching. During spring and fall, you can find Red-Eyed Vireo, Mountain Bluebird, Bullock's Oriole, Great Horned Owl, Long-Eared Owl, Brown Thrasher, Common Nighthawk, Green-Tailed Towhee, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Western Kingbird, American White Pelican, and Pheasants at James Kipp Recreation Area.

The locals also love fishing here. You're most likely to catch goldeye, drum, sauger, walleye, northern pike, channel cat, carp, and smallmouth buffalo here.

The entrance to James Kipp Recreation Area is located south of the Missouri River off of US 191.