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Return to Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge

Cranberry Bend Unit

Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Lat: 39.25518
Long: -93.43277

This unit located in northwestern Saline County and northeastern Lafayette County north of Grand Pass, Missouri. The unit consists of two parcels. The larger parcel, 745 acres, consists of open grassland areas and floodplain forests in various stages of maturity. Included in this parcel is a series of chutes or side channels of the Missouri River that form islands and restrict access without a boat.  Check this google map for more information.