WILDLIFE HOTSPOTS - THE BEST PLACES TO SEE AND PHOTOGRAPH WILDLIFE
  • HOME
  • DESTINATIONS
    • NorthAmerica >
      • CANADA >
        • Churchill, Manitoba
      • UNITED STATES >
        • ALASKA >
          • Arctic NWR
          • DenaliNP
          • Glacier Bay National Park
          • KenaiNWR
          • Nowitna NWR
        • CALIFORNIA >
          • ArcataMarsh
          • Lassen Volcanic NP
          • MorroBay
          • Piedras Blancas
          • Redwood National Park
        • THE MID-ATLANTIC
        • BlackwaterNWR
        • GREAT PLAINS >
          • Badlands
        • MOUNTAIN WEST >
          • Glacier National Park
          • Grand Teton National Park
          • NationalBisonRange
          • Yellowstone National Park
        • THE NORTHEAST >
          • Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge
        • PACIFIC NORTHWEST >
          • OREGON >
            • CharlestonOR
            • HecetaHead
            • KlamathBasin
            • MalheurNWR
            • Oregon Coast Aquarium
            • Oregon Islands NWR
            • Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
        • SOUTHWESTERN STATES >
          • ArizonaDesertMuseum
          • Bosque del Apache NWR
          • GrandCanyonNP
          • Wupatki National Monument
        • TEXAS >
          • AransasNWR
          • BigBendNP
          • RioGrandeValley
    • Antarctica
    • Africa >
      • Central Kalahari Game Reserve >
        • Etosha National Park
      • KgalagadiTransfrontier
      • Kruger National Park
      • Maasai Mara
      • Mountain Zebra National Park
      • OkavangoDelta
    • Asia >
      • UjungKulonNP
      • CorbettNP
      • GunungLeuserNP
    • Australia
    • Europe
    • South America >
      • Amazon Basin
  • BLOG
  • IMAGES
  • SHOP
    • T-Shirts and Tank Tops
  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT

NOWITNA  NWR 

Expect to hear only the cackling of geese and other waterfowl at Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge.  This remote roadless refuge some 150 miles west of Fairbanks is one of the least visited reserves in the national wildlife refuge system.  But its two million acres of  river lowlands, marshes, lakes and streams provide important nesting habitat for waterfowl, including the threatened trumpeter swan. 

Ducks nesting on the refuge include mallards, pintails, green-winged teal, northern shovelers, American wigeons and greater and lesser scaup.  But the refuge isn't only for the birds.  With luck, you may also see black and grizzly bears, moose, red fox, beaver and wolves.  More secretive lynx are also present, as are wolverines.

WHAT TO SEE:
Seven miles of hundred foot bluffs known as "The Boneyards."   Here you may see fossils of Pleistocene mammals, including the giant mammoth. 

WHAT TO DO:
Kayak, canoe or float the Nowitna and Yukon Rivers.   Fish fornorthern pike, Arctic grayling, burbot, sheefish and several species of whitefish. 


WHERE TO STAY:  
Camping is allowed at the refuge but don't expect designated campsites or facilities.  There is a public campground in the village of Ruby, and the town of Galena, some 55 miles downriver, offers travelers the option of  bed and breakfasts.

DIRECTIONS:
You can fly from Fairbanks or Anchorage to Galena and charter a small plane to the refuge from there.  It's also possible to reach the refuge by boating down the Yukon River from the Dalton Bridge Highway or the Tanumu River bridge at Nenana.

BEST TIMES TO VISIT:
Late May to early June.
August and September.
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • HOME
  • DESTINATIONS
    • NorthAmerica >
      • CANADA >
        • Churchill, Manitoba
      • UNITED STATES >
        • ALASKA >
          • Arctic NWR
          • DenaliNP
          • Glacier Bay National Park
          • KenaiNWR
          • Nowitna NWR
        • CALIFORNIA >
          • ArcataMarsh
          • Lassen Volcanic NP
          • MorroBay
          • Piedras Blancas
          • Redwood National Park
        • THE MID-ATLANTIC
        • BlackwaterNWR
        • GREAT PLAINS >
          • Badlands
        • MOUNTAIN WEST >
          • Glacier National Park
          • Grand Teton National Park
          • NationalBisonRange
          • Yellowstone National Park
        • THE NORTHEAST >
          • Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge
        • PACIFIC NORTHWEST >
          • OREGON >
            • CharlestonOR
            • HecetaHead
            • KlamathBasin
            • MalheurNWR
            • Oregon Coast Aquarium
            • Oregon Islands NWR
            • Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
        • SOUTHWESTERN STATES >
          • ArizonaDesertMuseum
          • Bosque del Apache NWR
          • GrandCanyonNP
          • Wupatki National Monument
        • TEXAS >
          • AransasNWR
          • BigBendNP
          • RioGrandeValley
    • Antarctica
    • Africa >
      • Central Kalahari Game Reserve >
        • Etosha National Park
      • KgalagadiTransfrontier
      • Kruger National Park
      • Maasai Mara
      • Mountain Zebra National Park
      • OkavangoDelta
    • Asia >
      • UjungKulonNP
      • CorbettNP
      • GunungLeuserNP
    • Australia
    • Europe
    • South America >
      • Amazon Basin
  • BLOG
  • IMAGES
  • SHOP
    • T-Shirts and Tank Tops
  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT