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  • DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
    (712) 388-4800
    1434 316th Lane Missouri Valley, IA 51555-7033
  • Driving Directions

    DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is located 25 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska on Highway 30 between Missouri Valley, Iowa and Blair, Nebraska. From Omaha, take Interstate 29 north to U.S. Highway 30, Exit 75 at Missouri Valley, continue west on US Hwy 30 for five miles to the refuge entrance. Or take US Hwy 75 north to Hwy 30, going east five miles to the refuge entrance on DeSoto Avenue.

    DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge

    1434 316th Lane

    Missouri Valley, IA 51555

    GPS users: Please note that the south gate entrance to the refuge near Wilson Island is closed from October 15 - April 14. Please be sure that GPS directions take you through the Highway 30 entrance to the refuge.

    Visitor Center and Bertrand Museum Hours
    Tuesday to Saturday with the exception of closure for certain federal holidays (Veteran’s, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Martin Luther King Jr, and President’s days)
    8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m
    Roads and Trails during Migration Season Hours
    October 15 - April 14
    1/2 hour before sunrise - 1/2 hour after sunset
    Lands, Roads and Trails during Expanded Public Use Season Hours
    April 15 - October 14
    1/2 hour before sunrise - 1/2 hour after sunset