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Phone: 660-442-3187 |
Contacting the Refuge:
Refuge Manager: Ronald Bell
e-mail: SquawCreek@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.gov
P.O. Box 158
Mound City, Missouri 64470
Phone: 660-442-3187
FAX: 660-442-5248
TYY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)
Download Refuge Brochure:
Refuge Brochure (648k pdf format)
Overview:
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge is located in northwestern Missouri within the historic Missouri River floodplain. The 7,350-acre refuge was established in 1935 as a resting, feeding, and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. Many of the original facilities were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s.
Getting There:
The refuge is located five miles south of Mound City, MO, and 30 miles north of St. Joseph, MO, just off of Interstate 29. Take exit 79, and drive 3 miles west on highway 159.
Hours of Operation:
Refuge Headquarters - Open 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday. Visitor Contact Station - Open 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday year-round and 10:00 am to 4:00 pm weekends from Mid-March to early May and Mid-October to early December. Wildlife Drive/Outdoor Facilities - Open daily, dawn to dusk (year-round).
Entrance Fees:
This refuge does not require an entrance fee.
Special Announcements:
International Migratory Bird Day Event Flier (172 k pdf format)
News Releases:
Refuge Hosts Jr. Duck Stamp Art Display (55 k pdf format)
Missouri River Recovery Program Sponsored by the Mound City Kiwanis (52 k pdf format)
Refuge Hosts International Migratory Bird Day Event (121 k pdf format)
Refuge Hosts International Migratory Bird Day Program "Painting Missouri' (53 k pdf format)
Refuge Mushroom Gathering Season Opens on April 10th (52 k pdf format)
Refuge Opens for Fish Snagging Season (52 k pdf format)
National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass Program:
Pass Issuance List (125 k pdf format)
