Wildlife, Arizona
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- Agua Caliente Park — Wildlife · Pima County, AZ
Pima County oasis on Tucson’s northeast side where a perennial warm spring feeds ponds and cottonwood-willow habitat. Paths around the water host waterfowl, …
- Arlington Wildlife Area — Wildlife · Maricopa County, AZ
AZGFD wildlife area of roughly 1,500 acres along the Gila River southwest of Buckeye, with two small ponds (~10 acres total), salt-cedar bosque, and river-ch…
- Ashurst Lake — Wildlife · Coconino County, AZ
High-country lake on Anderson Mesa southeast of Flagstaff, managed by Coconino National Forest with shoreline campgrounds and a boat launch. Holds water bett…
- Base and Meridian Wildlife Area — Wildlife · Maricopa County, AZ
AZGFD-managed ~198-acre riparian and wetland tract on the north bank of the Gila River at its confluence with the Salt River west of Phoenix. Cottonwood–will…
- Beaver Dam Wash NCA — Wildlife · AZ/UT Border
Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area protects about 63,500 acres where Mojave Desert and Great Basin floras meet in Washington County, Utah. Joshua tre…
- Big Lake Recreation Area — Wildlife · Apache County, AZ
High-elevation (~9,000 ft) 450-acre trout lake and campground complex on Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests—one of Arizona’s premier White Mountains fishing …
- Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · La Paz County, AZ
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service refuge at the Bill Williams River delta into Lake Havasu, protecting a rare cottonwood–willow riparian gallery forest in the low…
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · Pima County, AZ
117,000-acre U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service refuge in the Altar Valley protecting semi-desert grassland, reintroduced masked bobwhite quail and pronghorn, and …
- Cave Creek Canyon — Wildlife · Cochise County, AZ
World-class sky-island birding canyon on the east side of the Chiricahua Mountains above Portal. Coronado National Forest creek corridor with Arizona sycamor…
- Chevelon Canyon Lake — Wildlife · Coconino County, AZ
Remote two-hundred-acre canyon reservoir on Chevelon Creek in Apache–Sitgreaves National Forests, about twenty-eight miles northwest of Heber on the Mogollon…
- Cibola National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · La Paz County, AZ
Lower Colorado River National Wildlife Refuge in the Yuma Desert floodplain with channelized river, backwaters, farmed moist-soil units, and desert ridges. C…
- Clear Creek Reservoir — Wildlife · Navajo County, AZ
AZGFD- and local-access reservoir on Clear Creek just southwest of Winslow, used for fishing and waterfowl viewing in a high-desert Little Colorado drainage.…
- Cluff Ranch Wildlife Area — Wildlife · Graham County, AZ
Arizona Game and Fish wildlife area on the north slope of the Pinaleño Mountains near Pima—riparian ponds, mesquite bosque, and desert-grassland edges that d…
- Dankworth Pond State Park — Wildlife · Graham County, AZ
Small Arizona State Parks unit just south of Safford and Roper Lake on the desert valley floor beneath Mount Graham. Stocked winter rainbow trout and residen…
- Grand Canyon-Parashant NM — Wildlife · Mohave County, AZ
Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument sprawls across more than a million acres of the Arizona Strip—lava fields, deep side canyons, and ponderosa rims wit…
- Hassayampa River Preserve — Wildlife · Maricopa County, AZ
770-acre Sonoran Desert riparian oasis on a rare perennial reach of the Hassayampa River near Wickenburg. Cottonwood–willow gallery forest, Palm Lake, and me…
- Havasu National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · AZ/CA Border
Havasu National Wildlife Refuge protects Colorado River shoreline, backwaters, and desert uplands between Needles and Lake Havasu City. Topock Marsh and rive…
- Imperial National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · Yuma County, AZ
USFWS refuge protecting about 30 miles of lower Colorado River floodplain and desert uplands north of Yuma (AZ/CA). Marshes, backwaters, and mesquite bosques…
- Jacques Marsh Wildlife Area — Wildlife · Navajo County, AZ
93-acre constructed wetland east of Show Low Lake (Pinetop-Lakeside area) managed for waterfowl and wildlife viewing—nesting islands, wet meadows, and open p…
- Kinnikinick Lake — Wildlife · Coconino County, AZ
Remote Coconino National Forest day-use lake on Anderson Mesa southeast of Flagstaff—open ponderosa and grassland country stocked for trout and channel catfi…
- Kofa National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · Yuma County, AZ
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge covers roughly 665,000 acres of Sonoran Desert mountains and valleys northeast of Yuma. It was established primarily for desert…
- Lake Havasu State Park — Wildlife · Mohave County, AZ
Arizona State Parks unit on the Colorado River shoreline in Lake Havasu City, with beaches, boat ramps, the Mohave Sunset Trail, and the Arroyo-Camino Interp…
- Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · Cochise County, AZ
Small U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service refuge (~2,770 acres) north of Douglas protecting rare Río Yaqui drainage riparian gallery forest and habitat for endanger…
- Long Lake — Wildlife · Coconino County, AZ
Large Anderson Mesa natural lake in Coconino National Forest—part of the Global Important Bird Area for Pinyon Jay and a major Arizona waterfowl migration st…
- Lower Lake Mary — Wildlife · Coconino County, AZ
Shallow twin to Upper Lake Mary along the Lake Mary Recreation Corridor—often lower or partly dry, which concentrates waterfowl, shorebirds, wintering bald e…
- Luna Lake — Wildlife · Apache County, AZ
High-elevation reservoir and Arizona Game and Fish wildlife area just southeast of Alpine on the Coronado Trail fringe. Family-friendly trout fishing (rainbo…
- Madera Canyon — Wildlife · Santa Cruz County, AZ
Coronado National Forest sky-island canyon on the northwest flank of the Santa Rita Mountains, one of the premier birding destinations in the United States (…
- Marshall Lake — Wildlife · Coconino County, AZ
Marshy high-country lake on the Coconino National Forest southeast of Flagstaff, managed with Ducks Unlimited and Arizona Game and Fish as priority waterfowl…
- Mittry Lake Wildlife Area — Wildlife · Yuma County, AZ
BLM/AZGFD desert wetland and ~750-acre backwater lake on the lower Colorado River system north of Yuma. Marshes, open water, boat launch, and year-round bird…
- Page Springs Fish Hatchery — Wildlife · Yavapai County, AZ
Arizona Game and Fish Department’s largest trout hatchery on lower Oak Creek near Cornville. Visitor center, self-guided path past raceways, and excellent ri…
- Parker Canyon Lake — Wildlife · Cochise County, AZ
Oak-woodland reservoir at the base of the Huachuca Mountains on Coronado National Forest—an out-of-the-way birding, fishing, and camping oasis 25 miles south…
- Patagonia Lake State Park — Wildlife · Santa Cruz County, AZ
Arizona State Parks reservoir and adjacent Sonoita Creek corridor in the sky-island foothills southeast of Tucson—prime desert birding (neotropical migrants,…
- Pintail Lake (Allen Severson Wildlife Area) — Wildlife · Navajo County, AZ
AZGFD wildlife-viewing site just north of Show Low: artificial marshes (Pintail Lake ponds with nesting islands, plus South Marsh) fed by treated municipal e…
- Ramsey Canyon Preserve — Wildlife · Cochise County, AZ
Nature Conservancy sky-island preserve in the Huachuca Mountains where Sierra Madre, Rocky Mountain, and Sonoran/Chihuahuan biotas meet. Spring-fed Ramsey Cr…
- Robbins Butte Wildlife Area — Wildlife · Maricopa County, AZ
Arizona Game and Fish–managed 1,681-acre wildlife area on the Gila River corridor SW of Buckeye (SR 85). River bottom marshes, mesquite bosque, restored fiel…
- Rockin' River Ranch State Park — Wildlife · Yavapai County, AZ
Day-use former ranch at the confluence of West Clear Creek and the Verde River near Camp Verde, with mesquite bosque and cottonwood-sycamore gallery forest. …
- Sabino Canyon Recreation Area — Wildlife · Pima County, AZ
Coronado National Forest sky-island canyon on Tucson’s northeast edge. Riparian cottonwood–willow corridor, desert bighorn and abundant birdlife, paved shutt…
- San Pedro Riparian NCA (San Pedro House) — Wildlife · Cochise County, AZ
Primary visitor gateway to the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area — a rare perennial desert river corridor and internationally known birding site …
- Stoneman Lake — Wildlife · Coconino County, AZ
Nearly circular natural lake in a volcanic bowl or collapse feature on the Coconino National Forest south of Flagstaff—one of Arizona’s few natural lakes. US…
- Topock Marsh (Havasu National Wildlife Refuge) — Wildlife · Mohave County, AZ
Large Colorado River wetland complex at the north end of Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (est. 1941)—prime Mohave County birding and boating habitat with cat…
- Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area — Wildlife · Cochise County, AZ
AZ Game and Fish 1,500-acre wetland and grassland near McNeal, famous as a major winter roost for 20,000+ sandhill cranes plus waterfowl and raptors. Managed…
- Willcox Playa — Wildlife · Cochise County, AZ
Vast remnant Pleistocene dry lake south of Willcox that hosts winter roosts of thousands of sandhill cranes and supports exceptional tiger-beetle diversity. …
- Woodland Lake Park — Wildlife · Navajo County, AZ
Town of Pinetop-Lakeside park around Woodland Reservoir in ponderosa pine–oak habitat. Arizona Birding Trail and White Mountain Audubon hotspot for waterfowl…