Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Directions: Office in Montpelier. The refuge is located 7 miles SW of Montpelier. Drive 3 miles W of Montpelier on U.S. Highway 89. Turn S on the graveled Bear Lake County Airport Road. Drive 5 miles to the north entrance of the refuge.
Primary Wildlife: Especially important as a nesting area for white-faced ibis, Canada geese and redhead ducks. Also a nesting, resting and feeding area for ducks, greater sandhill cranes, and a variety of water and shorebirds.
Habitat: 17,600 acres of marsh, open water, and grasslands at an elevation of 5,900 feet in the mountain-ringed Bear Lake Valley. The marsh is drawn down severely for agriculture in late summer and is covered with ice in winter.
Recreation and Education: Wildlife observation, study and photography. Waterfowl hunting. Upland game hunting.
Special Note: North Beach State Park on the south boundary of the refuge offers picnicking, swimming, and boat launching facilities.
Box 9, 370 Webster Street
Montpelier, ID 83254
(208) 847-1757
Published: 29 Apr 2002
The details, dates, and prices mentioned in this article were accurate at the time of publication.
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