From December 2-6, 2024, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge Road will be will be closed to all traffic traveling through the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, in the section between the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge Camp Hart Mountain Campground to the Refuge Headquarters for road construction to install culverts from Plush, Oregon access. The main road, Hart Mountain Road, will be closed from the Hart Mountain Entrance Sign to the Refuge Headquarters during this week. This temporary closure is in effect from 7:00 am - 4:30 pm daily. Please plan accordingly.
For more information, please see current conditions on website.
Hot Springs Campground and Post Meadows Campground are closed. Blue Sky Road, South Boundary Road, Hart Lake Road, and portions of Martin Canyon Road and Old Military Road are all closed. All entry into the closed area is unauthorized and will be enforced.
These areas will remain closed until June 15, 2025.
The Warner Peak Fire is now 100% contained but the refuge remains closed. Read the latest news release about current closures, including for hunting and fishing, and upcoming openings.
Visit Us
A trip to Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge provides visitors the opportunity to disconnect from daily life and enjoy fresh air, sweeping vistas, and a diverse landscape. The Refuge is an oasis in the desert. Snow melt and springs feed many seasonal and year-round creeks, attracting hundreds of species of wildlife. A natural hot spring nestled against the eastern base of Warner Peak provides a soothing retreat for area visitors.
Location and Contact Information
About Us
More than 30 million pronghorn once roamed North America. By the turn of the 20th century, only a few small bands were left. Hart Mountain was one of the last strongholds of this fleet-footed species. Set aside as a home for pronghorn, the Refuge is renowned as a dramatic landscape rich in wildlife diversity. Learn more about Hart Mountain and the impressive pronghorn who call Hart Mountain home: YouTube_Providing a Home for the Fastest Land Mammal in North America
Our Species
Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge was established in 1936 to protect the American pronghorn which was in imminent danger of extinction. Together with Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge just a few miles south, the refuge today is important for the conservation of pronghorn, sage-grouse, American pika, California bighorn sheep, redband trout, and hundreds of other wildlife and plants which depend upon sagebrush sagebrush
The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species.
Learn more about sagebrush habitats found in the high desert of the Great Basin.
Get Involved
Volunteers Needed!
We rely on volunteers for several jobs around the Refuge. Whether you're interested in spending a few weeks enjoying the Refuge as a Resident Camp Host, or are interested in spending a day or two assisting with general maintenance or invasive plant species work, we usually have a job that needs doing! Email Jamie Bertram to learn more: Jamie_Bertram@fws.gov.
Currently taking applications for a resident summer campground host(s) at Camp Hart Campground. Visit Volunteer.gov to apply.
Check out this recent Washington Post article on volunteering for Hart Mountain and other public lands here! A Guide to Volunteering in the Outdoors (by Kate Silver, May 5 2022)