DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge lies on the wide plain formed by prehistoric flooding and shifting of the Missouri River. Each spring and fall since the end of the last ice age, spectacular flights of ducks and geese have marked the changing seasons along this traditional waterfowl flyway. |
| Hours: |
Open one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset. Closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and December 25. |
| Visitor Center: |
Yes; open on Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily; on Sunday, from Noon to 4:30 p.m. |
| Facilities: |
Natural and cultural interpretive exhibits; auditorium; rest rooms; drinking water; 12 miles of paved and gravel roads. |
| Directions: |
- From I-29, exit onto Highway 30 heading west five miles to the refuge entrance.
- From Missouri Valley, Iowa, follow Highway 30 west for five miles to the refuge entrance.
- From Blair, Nebraska, take Highway 30 east for four miles to the refuge entrance.
- Get directions from Google Maps.
- Get directions from MapQuest.
- NWR Directions.
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| Coordinates: |
Map Coordinates (NAD83): 41 31.30N; 96 0.75W. |
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| Regulations: |
- Auto touring, biking, and wildlife observation are encouraged.
- Vehicles, including bicycles, are allowed on public roads and designated parking areas only.
- Trash disposal, except in appropriate receptacles, is prohibited.
- Fires must be confined to grills, which are provided at picnic sites. Open fires are prohibited.
- Firearms, fireworks, air guns, and all other weapons are prohibited, except when used in authorized refuge hunting programs.
- Pets are not permitted on the refuge.
- Swimming is not allowed on the refuge.
- Trespassing into closed areas is prohibited.
- Collecting or destruction of plant and animal life is prohibited.
- Disorderly conduct or disturbance of the peace is prohibited. No intoxicated person shall enter or remain upon the refuge.
- See American Antiquities Act of 1906.
- See Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979.
- See Pets in the Parks and Backcountry.
- See Encountering Wild Animals.
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