Due to limited staff capacity, the Visitor Center (VC) hours have changed. The VC hours are now Thursday-Sunday 10 AM- 4PM. The refuge remains open from sunup to sundown and brochures are available at our kiosks in front of the Visitor Center, Meer's Point, and the Painted Desert Trail.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD.GOV) recently posted their 2024-2025 hunting regulations (https://www.azgfd.com/hunting/regulations/);There is an error on the published hunting season dates for coyote and fox hunting season for Kofa and Imperial National Wildlife Refuges. Kofa and Imperial National Wildlife Refuges will allow hunting for coyotes and gray foxes but only during the quail season. Quail, fox, and coyote season runs from Oct. 18, 2024 to Feb. 9, 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact our office at (928) 928-6873 or SWAZ@FWS.GOV.
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Visitors have an opportunity to connect with nature in multiple ways. The lower Colorado River and its backwaters provide numerous outdoor recreational opportunities as well as a vital resource, water!
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Our Species
Migratory birds, resident wildlife, and endangered and threatened species can be found at Imperial National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge contains backwaters that provide key habitat for wildlife. Because of the river's life sustaining water, wildlife thrives in this environment where temperatures reach 120 degrees in the summer and the average rainfall is two inches per year.
