Stop at the information booth near the entrance to pick up a brochure, to see photos of birds found at the refuge, and to read notes on the area's history. Boyd Pony Express Station Portions remain of the station's original rock wall. Signs give the history of the station and the Pony Express. The site is 13 miles west of Fish Springs and 12 miles east of Callao. This cluster of ranches dates from 1859-60, when several families decided to take advantage of the desert grasslands and good springs here.
Residents raise cattle, sheep, and hay.
Children go to Callao elementary school, one of the last one-room schoolhouses in Utah. Local people believe that the Willow Springs Pony Express station site lies off the main road at Bagley Ranch, but a BLM archaeologist contended that the foundation is on the east side of town. The high Deep Creek Range rises to the west. The original station used by Pony Express riders was in Overland Canyon, northwest of Canyon Station. However, Indians attacked in July 1863, burned the first station, and killed the Overland agent and 4 soldiers.