Description:
The refuge is located primarily within the Rio Grande Flood Plain. The natural wet meadows, river oxbows, and riparian corridors sustain a rich wildlife diversity. While not favoring an abundance of any one species, these wetlands support songbirds, waterbirds, raptors, deer, beaver, and coyotes, along with the endangered bald eagle, peregrine falcon, and whooping crane.

Alamosa NWR houses the Complex Headquarters office and visitor center next to the River. It offers two hiking trails and an Auto Tour Route for wildlife viewing.

Directions:
The refuge is 3 miles east of Alamosa, Colorado, on Highway 160, then 2 miles south on El Rancho Lane (dead-ends at headquarters office).

RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

• Autotouring
• Hiking
• Hunting