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Visit Monday Through Saturday
The Refuge's Visitor Center and entrance gate are open Monday through SATURDAY Now from 8 am to 4:30 pm.
Plan Your Visit page
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eBird Observation Entries
Find out what birds are being seen at the refuge, including the most recent sightings. You can enter your bird sightings also!
eBird Daily Observations
VISIT TODAY!
● Wildflower Hike - Friday, May 10 from 9:30 am – 1 pm. Flower power! Join a volunteer naturalist on this wildflower hike! Grab your hiking pole, lace up your boots and join us for this slow moving moderate hike while exploring the area's colorful wildflowers. Reservations are Not required for this hiking activity.
● World Migratory Bird day - Saturday, May 18 from 8 am – 2 pm. Help us celebrate World Migratory Bird Day! Join Sevilleta's Refuge Manager Kathy Granillo for a hike in the riparian area in search for some of our wonderful winged migrants and residents. Grab your hiking boots, water, binoculars, and lunch. We also suggest mosquito replant. Reservations required. Please call 505-864-4021 to reserve your space today. For more information on World Migratory Bird Day, visit their site: www.birdday.org.
● Hummingbird Banding - Saturday, June 15 from 8 – 10 am. Join Ann Adams for a morning of banding hummingbirds! Learn some fascinating facts about these tiny birds and observe hummingbird banding. No reservations required. See the Flyer linked below.
Hummingbird Banding Flyer
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge's hours are Monday through SATURDAY Now! The Refuge' public trails are open sunrise to sunset. Our Visitor Center and front gate hours are 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Saturday. You are allowed to park at the entry gate and walk in to enjoy the trails when the Visitor Center and gate are not open. Restroom facilities are available at the Visitor Center during open hours.
Plan Your Visit
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
The Refuge's previously reviewed, draft Compatibility Determinations (CDs) have been finalized, following last July's period of public comments. The refuge's CDs on Fishing, Cemetery Visitation,
Recreation Use in San Lorenzo Canyon, Research, Interpretation, Special Events, Wildlife Photography, and Wildlife Observation have all been finalized and can be viewed in the link below. We thank you for your interest in Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge!
Refuge's Completed Compatibility Determinations (CDs)
Flowers Field Guide
Showcasing Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center's Vast Colors!
Enjoy the detailed 53 page pamphlet linked below, which identifies various native flowers and flowering plants seen along the trails around the refuge's Visitor Center. Photographs and drawings of flowering plants are categorized by petal color. Cacti and tree flowers are also included. (The pamphlet guide may take a moment to load and open.)
Field Guide to Flowers / © Sheryl M. Mayfield
About the NWRS
The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife, and plants.
Learn more about the NWRS
Page Photo Credits – Pronghorn-photo by refuge remote camera / USFWS, © Author David Ryan book cover image, Pronghorn relaxing-photo by refuge remote camera / USFWS, Fall Flowers - Globe Mallow, Verbena, Broom Snakeweed, and Blackfoot Daisy / M. Weiseneberger, USFWS, Harrier hawk / © Bernadette Madison, USFWS, Wildlife Photographers / USFWS, Cottontail on trail behind hiker / M. Weisenberger, USFWS, Evening primrose / © Sheryl M. Mayfield, Hummingbirds outside Visitor Center entrance / USFWS, Mexican wolf pup howling / USFWS, Gunnison's prairie dogs / © Jeremy Stein, All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted.
Last Updated: May 04, 2019