Updated February 7, 2025, 9:57am
Alerts
Read the Final Environmental Assessment, Finding of No Significant Impact, and Compatibility Determinations for the Big Notch Project Special Use Permit on our News page.
Closed due to Flooding:
- Colusa NWR Auto Tour
- Llano Seco Unit (S. Thompson NCV WMA)** Trail and Platform (Seven Mile Lane closed)
- Delevan NWR will be CLOSED Feb 8-9 for the special Post-Season Veteran and Active-duty Military Hunt (Four Mile Lane closed)
- Sutter NWR will be CLOSED Feb 8-9 for the special Post-Season Veteran and Active-duty Military Hunt
- The East-side Hunt Area of Colusa NWR will be CLOSED Feb 8-9 for the special Post-Season Veteran and Active-duty Military Hunt (the west side will be open)
- Sacramento River NWR - Pine Creek Unit is closed due to flood damage
Open*:
- Sacramento NWR Auto Tour and Trails
- Colusa NWR Trail and Observation Platform
- Sacramento NWR Hunt Area will be OPEN Feb 8-9 for the special Post-Season Veteran and Active-duty Military Hunt
- The West-side Hunt Area of Colusa NWR will be OPEN Feb 8-9 for the special Post-Season Veteran and Active-duty Military Hunt
*Use extreme caution as flooding can occur without warning and road shoulders are soft and will not support your vehicle. Areas are subject to closure without notice.
**For information on CDFW's state Wildlife Areas, including the Upper Butte Basin WA Llano Seco Unit (hunting), please visit their Closure page
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Welcome to Delevan National Wildlife Refuge!
Delevan NWR is only open to the public for hunting and for photography-blind access (by reservation only).
There are LOTS of recreational opportunities on the other refuges of the Complex, including Visitor Areas, Auto Tours, trails, bicycling, photography, and hunting.
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Other Facilities in the Complex
Delevan National Wildlife Refuge is managed as part of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, with headquarters at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge Complex is comprised of 5 National Wildlife Refuges (Sacramento, Delevan, Colusa, Sutter and Sacramento River NWRs) and 3 Wildlife Management Areas (Willow Creek-Lurline, Butte Sink and Steve Thompson North Central Valley WMAs).
Locations
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