You may imagine the beach when you think about sand dunes, but it is hard to get much farther from the ocean than Crescent Lake NWR. Located in the Nebraska Panhandle, the Refuge is part of the Nebraska Sandhills, the largest continuous sand dune area in North America. This area is not a desert; rather, the dunes are surrounded by and even covered with mixed grass prairie. Wetlands are interspersed throughout the Refuge. Hunters may roam the prairie in search of pheasant, prairie grouse, rabbit, coyote, and both mule and white-tailed deer on portions of the Refuge during state hunting seasons. Additionally, waterfowl may be hunted in specified wetland areas. The Sandhills is a less-populated, and less explored, area of the Great Plains. Hunters here find a real sense of adventure set among one of the continent's most unique habitats.
The Refuge is open during daylight hours only, with two exceptions. Hunters may enter the Refuge two hours before sunrise and remain until two hours after sunset.
