Wildlife

Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge

La Paz County, AZ

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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 lower Colorado Desert. Visitor center, Peninsula and Delta trails, fishing piers, non-motorized boat access, and winter waterfowl / migratory songbird concentrations between Parker and Lake Havasu City.

Field facts

RegionLa Paz County, AZ
Coordinates34.2916, -114.1048
EraRefuge established 1941 (as part of Havasu complex lineage)
PeakRiparian birding / desert bighorn cliffs
AccessPaved AZ-95 mile marker 161
NearbyParker / Lake Havasu City / Swansea

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