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Enjoy the Refuge

Facilities:
Existing facilities are limited to an isolated, unpaved parking area and several walking trails.  Please help keep our trails clean and take your trash home with you.  There are no restrooms, drinking water, or picnic facilities at the refuge.  While the refuge is open year-round, access is difficult during the rainy season due to mud on the entrance road.

Hours:
The refuge is open year-round during daylight hours. 

Directions:
From Monterey:Go north on U.S. Highway 1 approximately 11 miles to exit 412 for Del Monte Blvd. (first exit after Reservation Rd.) Go left on Del Monte which becomes a dirt road. The dirt road ends in the refuge parking lot.

From Castroville: Go south on U.S. Highway 1 approximately 3 miles to exit 412 for Marina/Del Monte Blvd. Go right on Del Monte Blvd. which becomes a dirt road. The dirt road ends in the refuge parking lot.

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Last updated: March 3, 2009