Moose, pronghorns and sandhill cranes can often be seen from the visitor’s center; a spotting scope is available for use. Migratory birds such as long-billed curlews and trumpeter swans also depend on this lush and fertile basin. The area’s water support large numbers of aquatic insects, providing food for the internationally famous wild trout that swim the waters, including the imperiled Yellowstone cutthroat trout. In the early summer, camas and other wildflowers bloom across the flats area of the ranch.

To do: hiking, wildlife viewing, fly fishing (catch and release only)

Facilities: An interpretive center, located just off the highway, is open to the public daily from Memorial Day through late October. A spotting scope is available for use in wildlife viewing.