Bull River Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
160 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in Bull Lake
Few parks or trails are on the map in Bull Lake
26% of Bull Lake’s land is conserved, about 294 acres. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Bull Lake, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
26%
294 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kootenai National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
294 conserved acres
26% of Bull Lake’s land. Water is left out: Bull Lake has 1.8 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bull Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife159 ac
U.S. Forest Service135 ac
State Conservation Area · 159 acNational Forest · 135 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull River Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 159 | Restricted |
| Kootenai National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 133 | Open |
| Kaniksu National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Bull Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Bull Lake
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Bull Lake
Bad Medicine CampgroundUSFS
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bull Lake: May to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 83 | 83 | 72 | 55 | 40 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
August is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.6 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Bull Lake →
Questions about parks and trails in Bull Lake
Are dogs allowed on Bull Lake’s trails?
Bull River Wildlife Management Area and Kootenai National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bull Lake?
66,480 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bull Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 139 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bull Lake neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →