Grand Pass Conservation Area

Notice

MoDOT has announced the closing of traffic on Hwy 41 across the Missouri River Bridge at Miami on Monday, October 5 at 7:00 a.m. for a period of up to 12 months.

Driving Directions

Grand Pass Conservation Area is 8 miles west of Marshall on Highway 65, then 5 miles north on Hwy N to area headquarters.

Highlights

This area is largely wetlands and cropland with 800 acres of forest.

About This Area

Grand Pass Conservation Area is in Saline County. Six miles of the area fronts the Missouri River. The Conservation Department purchased 2,100 acres in 1980, 2,611 acres in 1984 and 385 acres in 1994 and leased 200 more acres in 1986 to form Grand Pass Conservation Area. The area consists of Missouri River bottomlands, including wetlands, adjacent river islands, agricultural units, and timber tracts. Area development includes levees and water control structures. Waterways and pumps help manage these Missouri River wetlands and restore and maintain habitat for migratory wetland species and associated resident wildlife. Wetland management consists of providing fall and spring flooded habitat for migratory birds and emergent marshes for resident and breeding wetland wildlife. This area has been designated by Audubon Missouri as an Important Bird Area (IBA). IBA's are sites that have been identified by Audubon as those that are the most crucial for bird populations, due to their abundance and/or diversity of birds present. To find out more about the IBA program, visit http://mo.audubon.org Grand Pass Conservation Area is within the Wakenda Bottoms Conservation Opportunity Area, a broad reach of the Missouri River floodplain. Historically, the dynamic shifting of the Missouri River with its braided channels and fluctuating water levels created a mosaic of marshes and wet prairies here. The Missouri Department of Conservation, Ducks Unlimited, University of Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and interested private landowners are partnering to restore and conserve these diverse wetlands.

General Information

Northwest

Saline

660-646-6122

Owned by MDC,Leased

Activities
Activity
(Activity Explanations)		 Comments
(Population Definition)
Bird Watching  Grand Pass/ Balitimore Bend Important Bird Area (IBA). For a list of area birds, visit http://www.mobirds.org/CACHE/mdcchecklists1.asp?locID=938.  
Camping - Boat-in along Missouri River  6 miles of Missouri River frontage.  
Camping - Individual Campsites   
Exhibits/Displays  Wetland observation tower. 
Fishing - Catfish Good population. Missouri River. 
Fishing - Other Fair population. Carp. 
Highlighted Activities  Waterfowl hunting program-Spring waterfowl migration. 
Hiking  No designated trails. 
Hunting-Deer Good population. Click link to Area Regulations.   
Hunting-Dove Good population. Clink on link to dove management map (available in August).   
Hunting-Quail Fair population.    
Hunting-Rabbit Fair population. Special Regulations apply on season dates, and designated areas. Contact area headquarters for more information. Non-toxic shot only, hunters required to check-in at Area headquarters prior to hunting.    Clink on link to Area Regulations.   
Hunting-Turkey Fair population. Spring Only, Special Regulations apply on season dates, and designated areas. Contact area headquarters for more information. Non-toxic shot only, hunters required to check-in at Area headquarters prior to hunting. Click link to Area Regulations.     
Hunting-Waterfowl Good population. Hunting opportunity is allocated daily through a morning drawing and preseason reservation system. Hunting closes at 1:00pm daily.  Click link to Area Regulations.     
Trapping with Special Use Permit  Special Use Permit Required- Contact Chris Freeman 660-731-5711.  

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Conservation Department Facilities
Facility Item Name Count Comments
Camping Area - Individual Campsites  3   
Hunting Blind - Waterfowlaccessible 1  This hunting blind is ADA Accessible and can be reserved by calling 660-646-6122.  
Parking Lotaccessible 23  1 - ADA  
Privy/Restroom  1   
Staffed Office  1   
Viewing Deck/Tower  1   

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Features
Feature Item Name Count Size Comments
Fishing Lake or Pond Teteseau Lake 1 25.00 acres oxbow 
Stream - Permanent Missouri River 1 6.00 miles  

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Land Cover Types
Land Type Acres Comments
Wetland 2670.00  
Forest and Woodland 800.00  
Lakes/Ponds 25.00  
Crop Land 1601.05  
Wetland 205.00 Teteseau Lake 
Total Area Acres:5301.05 

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Designated Trails
Trail Name Trail Type Length
No Designated Trails

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Shooting Range General Information

This area has no shooting ranges.

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