Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge




Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (office location) 1624 Hood-Franklin Road Elk Grove, CA 95758 (916) 775-4420 DIRECTIONS to Open Trail Days Take Interstate 5 south from Sacramento approximately 20 miles to the Elk Grove exit. Turn right at the stop sign after exiting and meet at the gate for open trail days and guided tours. The trail is open every second and fourth Saturday of each month (closed July and August). PRIMARY WILDLIFE Migratory waterbirds Colonial-nesting double-crested cormorants, great-blue herons and great egrets Warm water fishery Endangered, threatened and special-status species: valley elderberry longhorn beetle, giant garter snake, vernal pool tadpole and fairy shrimps, Sacramento splittail, western pond turtle, American peregrine falcon HABITAT Over 4,000 acres of both seasonal and permanent wetlands, riparian forest, and grasslands, as well as some of the last remaining fresh water lakes in the Central Valley., attracting a wide variety of wildlife. RECREATION AND EDUCATION Public access is limited to every second and fourth Saturday per monthand special events. Special tours may be arranged in advance during the week for education groups. Please contact refuge office for additional information or call the information line at (916) 774-4420.