This is what we found at the end of the road to the refuge. The bridge was removed in Feb. 2017 to prevent flood damage from rain-melted snow. According to the website the refuge is officially closed but there aren’t any signs saying that. People still visit the refuge and a temporary road has been constructed for local people to use. We parked off on the side and went to check it out.
Most of the refuge is closed to visitors so the only access is a short trail to an accessible, elevated observation deck – 1.5 miles out and back. The refuge is managed to provide a seasonal wetlands for migrating birds especially sandhill cranes. The portion that we could see had already been drained and the birds we saw were small songbirds and hawks.
It’s a bit tricky getting to the trail. The temporary road is rough for rolling and the beginning of the trail is very overgrown but just a short distance west on Deer Creek Ave there’s another road over the channel. Duck under the chain across the road and from there the trail is in better condition. The trail is surfaced with large, rough gravel. Wheelchair users may need assistance.
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