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Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge

Nevada · CA

5K

Acres

11

Trails

1

Campgrounds

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About

The Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife refuge, at the southern end of the Pahranagat Valley and administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is 90 miles (140 km) north of Las Vegas, Nevada, in Lincoln County, Nevada. The 5,380-acre (21.8 km2) refuge was created on August 16, 1963, and is part of the larger Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which also includes the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, and the Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

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Trails

All trails in Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge

Black Canyon Trail

1.1 mi
TrailLoop

Cabin Trail

0.4 mi
Trail

Davenport Trail

1.7 mi79 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Dove Dike Trail

0.7 mi
Trail

Lower Lake Dike Trail

0.5 mi
Trail

Lower Lake West Trail

0.6 mi
Trail

Middle Dike Trail

0.2 mi
Trail

Middle Marsh West Trail

1.2 mi13 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy
Pahranagat Lake (upper) spillway walk

Pahranagat Lake (upper) spillway walk

Alamo0.6 mi20 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyOut & Back

Pahranagat Loop Trail

0.3 mi
TrailLoop
Upper Pahranagat Lake Loop

Upper Pahranagat Lake Loop

Alamo4.8 mi256 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyLoop

Campgrounds

All campgrounds in Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge

Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge

AlamoPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground USFWS

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Hunting in this park

This park overlaps hunting units

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