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<SiteDetail xmlns="tvmt" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><Activities>Bird Hunting#Bird Watching#Hiking#Horseback Riding#Hunting#Mountain Biking#Nature#Outdoor Activity#Picnicking#Sightseeing#Wildlife Viewing</Activities><AltSiteTypes>B.L.M. Recreation Area#B.L.M. Trail</AltSiteTypes><Amenities>Parking#Toilets</Amenities><Bookit i:nil="true"/><CreatedBy>dbo</CreatedBy><DateCreated>2026-04-04T17:01:48</DateCreated><DefImageAuthor/><DefImageDesc i:nil="true"/><DefImageFileName i:nil="true"/><DefImageType i:nil="true"/><Directions>From Laurel take Highway 212 South (the road to Red Lodge) over the Yellowstone River. About a quarter mile past the bridge turn east (left) onto Thiel Road. Drive down Thiel Road 1.3 miles to the parking area.From Laurel take Highway 212 South (the road to Red Lodge) over the Yellowstone River. About a quarter mile past the bridge turn east (left) onto Thiel Road. Drive down Thiel Road 1.3 miles to the parking area.</Directions><Discounts/><Email>mtinfo@blm.gov</Email><Emailit i:nil="true"/><EventDay i:nil="true"/><EventEndDt i:nil="true"/><EventRecurDesc i:nil="true"/><EventRecurInd i:nil="true"/><EventStartDt i:nil="true"/><HrsOfOp>6:00am - 10:00pm</HrsOfOp><ImageAuthor/><ImageFileDesc i:nil="true"/><ImageFileName i:nil="true"/><ImageType i:nil="true"/><Latitude>45.650198</Latitude><Longitude>-108.737390</Longitude><MailingCity>Billings</MailingCity><MailingFirm>Bureau of Land Management</MailingFirm><MailingState>MT</MailingState><MailingStreet>5001 Southgate Drive</MailingStreet><MailingZip>59101</MailingZip><NetDescriptions>Distance: 3.0 miles&#xD;
Trailhead: Staging Area Parking Lot&#xD;
Trail Ends: Staging Area Parking Lot&#xD;
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Sundance Lodge Recreation Area offers great bird watching trails where pheasants, ducks, mallards and other waterfowl can be spotted. The Sundance Lodge Recreation Area property was acquired by BLM from Thomas Altman in 1997. Motorized vehicle use is not allowed. &#xD;
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USGS Map: 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle Mossmain&#xD;
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