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Creedman Coulee is a 2,728-acre easement that contains 80 acres of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-owned land.
Much of the remaining acreage within the private land portion of the refuge is farmed. The only public access is from a county road along the eastern boundary.
The refuge is open only for waterfowl hunting, and permission to hunt must be obtained first from the private landowner. Boating is permitted only during the hunting season.
The area is located 30 miles north of Creedman Reservoir, a large retention reservoir with a recently reconstructed water-control structure. Other than maintenance of the reservoir, very little habitat management is possible in this area.
The refuge was established to protect wildlife and nesting birds.
Migratory birds use the Creedman Coulee Reservoir, while pronghorn antelope and coyotes inhabit the sagebrush grasslands and croplands surrounding the reservoir.
Visitors should take the blacktop state highway north from Havre. Refuge boundary signs are along the left side of the road. Creedman dam is visible two-thirds of a mile off the road.
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