| Largest of all refuges, the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge occupies the huge delta of the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers in western Alaska. The terrain is mostly low-lying marshlands with interlaced river channels, oxbows, and tens of thousands of lakes and ponds. Hills and mountains form the eastern boundary and the principal terrain on Nunivak and Nelson Islands. The Andreafsky Wild River flows through the designated Wilderness near the northern boundary.The Delta is a premier waterfowl area supporting enormous numbers of water birds: over 750,000 swans and geese, 2 million ducks, and 100 million shorebirds and other water birds. Moose, caribou, black and grizzly bear and wolves are common in certain areas. Introduced muskox and reindeer occupy Nunivak Island.Accessible only by aircraft or boat, most of the refuge is lightly visited by outsiders, although rafting, fishing, and hunting, are popular in some areas. |
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| | | Facilities: None. Best Time To Visit: This refuge is open year round. Fees: It is free to enter this refuge. Accessibility: Unknown Rules: Unknown Directions: Guests cannot drive to the refuge since there are no roads that lead into Bethel, the location of the refuge headquarters. Various airlines provide regular commercial flights to and from Bethel. Upon arriving in the airport in Bethel, drive 2 miles along the only paved road in town to the refuge office and visitor center. The office is located across from the hospital. From Bethel, most non-local visitors travel into the refuge by small aircraft.Map: Click here for a map to Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Reservations: Unknown | | |
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| | | | | Address | | Yukon Delta NWR | | P.O. Box 346 | | Bethel, Alaska 99559-0346 |
| | | Phone | | General: (907) 543-3151 | |
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