Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: 301 N 3rd Ave
Ridgefield, WA 98642
Phone: 360-887-4106;
Web: www.fws.gov/ridgefieldrefuges/RNWRHome.htm
Established: 1965.
Location: Along the Columbia River, between Vancouver and Longview in southwestern Washington.
Facilities: Visitor contact station, viewing sites, trails, auto tour route.
Activities: Fishing, hiking, hunting, wildlife observation, educational programs.
Special Features: Refuge contains the historic Cathlapotle townsite, which was visited by Lewis and Clark in 1806, and is one of the best-preserved Native American sites in the northwest U.S.
Habitats: 5,150 acres of marshes, grasslands, and woodlands.
Access: Open during daylight hours.
Wild life: Canada geese, sandhill crane, mallard, great blue herons, red-tailed hawks, black-tailed deer, coyote, raccoon, skunk, beaver, river otter, and occasional brush rabbits.

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