DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge

For more information refuge rangers can be contacted by email or phone call during open hours of operation. For phone inquiries please call (712) 388-4800. For email inquiries please email DeSoto@fws.gov

Refuge Contact Information

DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge 
1434 316th Lane
Missouri Valley, IA 51555
(712)388-4800
(712)388-4808 fax

Visitor Center Hours:
Temporary Hours- Tuesday to Saturday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed for certain Federal Holidays. 

Refuge Hours:
The refuge is open daily from a half our before sunrise until a half hour after sunset. Migratory Closures to our gravel road, entrance off DeSoto Ave, and parts of the refuge is effective from October 15 to April 14.