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Facilities & Hours of Operation






Nisqually NWR Visitor Center and Administrative Office as seen from the Twin Barns Loop Trail.


Hours
The trails and Refuge are open from sunrise to sunset. Visitors must be out of the Refuge by sunset when the entrance gate is locked each evening.
Sunrise and sunset times in Olympia, WA

The Refuge office is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Visitor Center
The Visitor Center includes The Nature Shop, an information desk, a view of the freshwater marsh, and interpretive exhibits. It is open Wednesday through Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, but closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.

Environmental Education Center
The Environmental Education Center may be used by educational groups by appointment only. For more information, contact the Environmental Education Coordinator at (360)753-9467.

Entrance Fee
Daily fee is $3.00 per family. An Interagency Annual Pass (old Golden Eagle), Senior Pass (old Golden Age), or Golden Access Passport, Federal Duck Stamp, or an Annual Refuge Pass will admit one family. Each of these passes is available for purchase at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Administration Office and Visitor Center. All proceeds from entrance fees and passes go back into Nisqually NWR programs. Get more information regarding these passes at General Info: Entrance Fees & Passes or ask about them at the Visitor Center when you visit us. Children under 16 enter free.

Prohibited Activities
Pets, jogging, bicycles, fires, camping, and firearms are not allowed on the Refuge. For more information, go to Recreation: Prohibited Activities.

For more information, contact:
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
100 Brown Farm Road
Olympia, WA 98516
Phone: (360) 753-9467
Fax: (360)534-9302

 






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Page last updated May 16, 2007
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