Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: c/o Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR Complex
906 W Sinclair Rd
Calipatria, CA 92233
Phone: 760-348-5278;
Fax: 760-348-7245;
Web: www.fws.gov/pacific/coach
Established: 1985.
Location: West of Indio, California.
Facilities: Trails.
Activities: Hiking, horseback riding.
Special Features: The refuge contains the majority of critical habitat within the Coachella Valley Preserve for the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard. The area has the state's second largest grove of native fan palms and some Coachella Valley milk vetch, a plant with pinkish-purple flowers.
Habitats: 13,000 acres of palm oasis woodlands, perennial desert pools, and blow-sand habitat.
Access: Closed to the public except for a trail on the north part of the refuge.
Wild life: Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard (threatened) and flat-tailed horned lizard.

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