Other recreational activities include high power rocketry, swimming, dogsledding, falconry, ATV sports, land sailing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, camping with amenities, and ultralight aviation.

The Richard Bong SRA is one of the centerpieces of the proposed Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.

Part of what was intended to be the 12,500-foot (3,800 m) main airstrip is still visible from aerial photos of the site.

Largely due to its name's coincidental allusions to marijuana use, Bong Recreation Area is a frequent target of sign theft.

[1] This has led to the manufacturing of T-shirts and sweatshirts bearing the highway exit sign.