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Phone: 660-442-3187 |
Contacting the Refuge:
Refuge Manager: Ronald Bell
e-mail: SquawCreek@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.gov
P.O. Box 158
Mound City, Missouri 64470
Phone: 660-442-3187
FAX: 660-442-5248
TYY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)
Download Refuge Brochure:
Refuge Brochure (648k pdf format)
Overview:
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge is located in northwestern Missouri within the historic Missouri River floodplain. The 7,350-acre refuge was established in 1935 as a resting, feeding, and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. Many of the original facilities were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s.
Getting There:
The refuge is located five miles south of Mound City, MO, and 30 miles north of St. Joseph, MO, just off of Interstate 29. Take exit 79, and drive 3 miles west on highway 159.
Hours of Operation:
Refuge Headquarters - Open 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday. Visitor Contact Station - Open 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday year-round and 10:00 am to 4:00 pm weekends from Mid-March to early May and Mid-October to early December. Wildlife Drive/Outdoor Facilities - Open daily, dawn to dusk (year-round).
Entrance Fees:
This refuge does not require an entrance fee.
Special Announcements:
Spring Interpretive Program Schedule 2008
News Releases:
Missouri Youth Takes 3rd Place in National Junior Duck Stamp Contest (36 k pdf format)
Junior Duck Stamp Art Displayed at Squaw Creek NWR (54 k pdf format)
Squaw Creek NWR Celebrates International Migratory Bird Day (110 k pdf format)
