Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge

Nice relaxing drive

You may see some wild life including birds and water fowl, when we visited they had a group of goats grazing in an area, don't recall seeing any deer and no elephants

Come And See If You Can Find The Ball & Prickly Pear Cactus!

My wife and I traveled here this September and thoroughly enjoyed the beauty and the wildlife of the refuge. This NWR is located in far western Minnesota near the small town of Odessa. It was establi...

We drove a long way for nothing much...

If you come here in the winter make sure you dress for the weather and have some cross country skis or at least some snow shoes because this area isn't built for much else. We drove out here to take ...

The most western looking part of Minnesota

Great birding refuge for grassland birds, waterfowl, water birds, and under certain water conditions many species of shorebirds in July, August, and September. Not many mammals to see other than deer...

Enjoy fall drives?

Take a drive through to view colorful leaves, huge boulders in the middle of nowhere and you may also quite possibly see wildlife.