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Maps that are unpublished or unavailable are shown as shaded on the index maps.

Map Ordering Information:
The map index describes the maps that are published by the Bureau of Land Management in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. The maps show land ownership, geographic features, trails and campgrounds.

The following map series are in the scale of 1:100,000 (about 5/8 inch per mile). Each map covers about 1,700 square miles.
     Surface Management Edition (SME): This map reflects surface ownership, roads (access not defined) and various geographic features. Most show topographic features.
     SME, Minerals Edition: This edition is a SME map with an overprint showing federally owned minerals.
     Recreation Access Guide (RAG): Map No. 16 Billings/Bridger is the only RAG map still printed. This map is printed on heavy, water-resistant paper.

Other Maps Available:

Land Status Maps -- Scale 1:500,000     North Dakota     South Dakota	$4.00 $4.00
Land Status Maps -- Scale 1:1,000,000     Montana     North Dakota     South Dakota	$4.00 $4.00 $4.00
Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River Floater's Guides (2 parts)      For more information on floating the Upper Missouri River, contact:      BLM, Lewistown Field Office Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Boaters' Guide      Fort Benton to Judith Landing	$4.00 each part $4.00
Yellowstone River Floater's Guides      Park City to Pompeys Pillar      Springdale to Park City      Captain Clark to Forsyth      Far West to Bonfield	$4.00 each
Wilderness Status Map 2003 - Montana	$4.00
Phillips County Status Map	$4.00
Garnet Field Office Status Map (Missoula)	$4.00
Interagency Visitor/Travel Map of Southwest Montana - (east half and west half)	$6.00 each half

To order maps, please list the name and number of the maps you want and enclose the appropriate payment. Please do not send cash. Checks and money orders should be made out to the Department of the Interior-BLM, and mailed to BLM Maps, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT 59101. If you would like to expedite your order by using Visa or MasterCard, you may place your order over the phone by calling (406) 896-5000. Maps also can be purchased at the BLM State Office in Billings, 5001 Southgate Drive.

U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps with contour lines are available from:
USGS Map Sales
P.O. Box 25286
Denver, CO 80225
Phone: 303-202-4700

Information about National Forest maps may be obtained by contacting the U.S. Forest Service Regional Office, P.O. Box 7669, Missoula, MT 59807. The phone number is 406-329-3511.

To obtain BLM map coverage for states bordering Montana:

IDAHO
Idaho State Office
1387 South Vennell Way
PO Box 1878 Boise, Idaho 83709
Phone: 208-373-4000


WYOMING
Wyoming State Office
5353 Yellowstone Road
P.O. Box 1828
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003
Phone: 307-775-6256

A word about access . . .

Government roads, thoroughfares or waterways that provide legal access may be used to gain access to public lands. Persons who have reason to believe they are improperly denied access to public lands should notify the nearest BLM office after identifying the location on a map. Keep in mind, however, that the public CANNOT CROSS PRIVATE LANDS to reach public lands if no public thoroughfare exists. The landowner's permission must be obtained before crossing private lands.

Confusion sometimes arises when BLM-administered land is leased for grazing. The lease does not alter or restrict authorized public use of the land, and grazing lessees cannot maintain locked gates, signs or other devices on public lands. A few lessees participate in a formal program in which BLM- administered lands used for grazing can be closed to public use IF a corresponding amount of private lands is made available to the public. Such lands must be clearly posted with open and closed signs.

What's the difference between pink and yellow BLM lands on the maps?
Some of the lands administered by the BLM are designated in pink on our maps. The government purchased most of these lands from homesteaders under the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act. The BLM land designated in yellow is public domain land. Both types of land are open to the public for recreation, subject to the conditions outlined above.
Land status information was correct at the time the maps were printed. However, due to land sales and exchanges, some parcels are no longer administered by BLM, and other parcels have been acquired. If you have questions regarding land status, contact the local BLM office.

In Montana, BLM offices are located in Billings, Butte, Dillon, Glasgow, Havre, Lewistown, Malta, Miles City and Missoula. There are also BLM offices in Dickinson, North Dakota, and Belle Fourche, South Dakota.