U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Sacramento River

National Wildlife Refuge

Visitor Access/Use Maps

Welcome

Enjoy 

Your Visit!

Come explore one of the Sacramento River 

National Wildlife Refuge’s many riverside units. 

Currently the refuge is composed of thirty units 

along a 80-mile stretch of the Sacramento River 

from Red Bluff to Colusa. Twenty-four of these 

units are partially or entirely open to the public, 

and there is no recreation fee. 

Environmental Education -

Planting seeds of stewardship 

in young minds.

 Hunting - 

 Mom’s first turkey

Wildlife Observation -

New sights for young and old

eyes to enjoy.

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex

752 County Road 99W

Willows, CA 95988

Phone: 530/934 2801

www.fws.gov/refuge/sacramento_river

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

http://www.fws.gov

For Refuge Information

1 800/344 WILD

California Relay Service

TTY 1 800/735 2929

Voice 1 800/735 2922

Visitors with disabilities may be reasonably 

accommodated upon request, and/or receive an 

alternative format publication.

Hunting and Fishing Regulations viewable on 

the refuge website listed above.

February 2018
Visitor Activities & Restrictions Unit Access

 Environmental Education

Bicycling

Working to 

conserve, 

protect 

and restore 

Sacramento 

River 

habitats for 

wildlife and

people. 

The refuge vision is to create a linked 

network of up to 18,000 acres of riparian 

and floodplain habitats, including forests, 

grasslands, freshwater marsh and other aquatic 

habitats. By using innovative 

restoration techniques and working with public 

and private partners, the refuge 

provides lands that help fullfill the needs of 

native fish, wildlife and plants. The refuge 

is committed to provide quality wildlifedependent recreational opportunities, 

including wildlife observation, interpretation, 

environmental education, photography, 

hunting and fishing. 

*California Department of Fish and Wildlife and California State Parks

boundaries represented on this map are for reference only. Please

contact CDFW or State Parks for accurate boundaries and regulations.

Be Prepared

General

Information

There are no recreation fees. Please respect all 

signs’ instructions, area closures and access 

regulations.

Day use only, open 2 hours before legal sunrise to 

1-1/2 hours after legal sunset. Only boat access 

to gravel bars is allowed at other hours.

Access varies and may be by foot and/or boat.

Hunting is allowed only in designated areas from 

August 15 to May 31 (see individual unit leaflet 

and/or hunting regulations on our website).

Dogs are welcome but must be kept on leash, 

except for authorized hunting activities under the 

immediate control of a licensed hunter.

Hiking

Bicycles allowed in designated area May 15 

through August 15 (see individual leaflets or our 

website for restrictions).

Wildlife Observation

Photography

Fishing is allowed, follow State regulations.

Camping allowed only on gravel bars for up 

to 7 days during a 30 day period. Camping is 

prohibited on other refuge lands.

Take out what you bring in. Littering is unlawful!

Rifles and pistols are prohibited. Only shotguns 

or archery equipment allowed during hunting 

season, in hunting areas (see regulations). No 

target shooting.

Fires are prohibited except for portable gas stoves 

on gravel bars.

Horses are prohibited.

Motorized vehicles are prohibited. Mobilitiy 

impaired visitors should consult refuge manager 

for allowed conveyances.

This is a natural and wild area, be alert! You may 

encounter ticks, mosquitoes, wasps, yellowjackets, bees, poison oak, stinging nettle, poison 

hemlock, rattle snakes, feral pigs & mountain 

lions.

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