Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge

Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: 35704 County Hwy 26
Rochert, MN 56578
Phone: 218-847-2641;
Web: www.fws.gov/midwest/tamarac
Established: 1938.
Location: Approximately 55 miles east of Fargo, North Dakota.
Facilities: Visitor center, picnic areas, boat launch, fishing pier, auto tour route, trails, viewing sites.
Activities: Boating, canoeing, fishing, hiking, bicycyling, horseback riding, mushroom and berry picking, hunting, cross-country skiing, educational programs.
Special Features: The forests and waters of the refuge are home to an expanding bald eagle population and sightings are common during breeding season.
Habitats: Nearly 43,000 acres of forest, lakes, marshes, bogs, swamps and temporary ponds.
Access: Open year round, 5am to 10pm.
Wild life: Ducks, geese, bald eagles, trumpeter swans, wild turkey, white-tailed deer, beavers, timber wolf, and porcupines.

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