Enjoy Your Visit
The Refuge features three auto tour routes and eight nature trails for the public to view and photograph wildlife in a natural setting. The Refuge also allows fishing at designated sites and has a large waterfowl hunting program.
Visitor ActivitiesAbout the Complex
The San Luis NWR Complex includes the San Luis NWR, Merced NWR, San Joaquin River NWR, and Grasslands Wildlife Management Area.
San Luis is managed as part of the San Luis NWR Complex.
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The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.
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Connect with the Refuge
The San Luis NWRC Visitor Center and office will be closed on Sunday, December 25th and Monday, December 26th, and Sunday, January 1st and Monday, January 2nd. The refuge, including all auto tour routes and nature trails, will remain open as normal during daylight hours.
Updated waterfowl hunt program information, flood-up maps, and hunt unit quotas.
Find the latest hunt program information
Mountain lions have been spotted in the vicinity of the Refuge. Here are some safety tips for traveling in mountain lion areas.
Learn safety tips
The San Luis NWR Complex Visitor Center and Headquarters located on the San Luis NWR includes an exhibit hall with interactive educational exhibits on wildlife and habitats, tule elk viewing, a multi-purpose room to hold conservation meetings and conduct environmental education programs for schools, and is the administrative headquarters for the Complex.
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Tule elk
The San Luis NWR played a key role in the recovery of tule elk. The elk are visible daily from the Tule Elk Auto Tour Route. Photo credit: Paul Prado
Page Photo Credits — Tule Elk Banner (top of page) © Lee Eastman
Last Updated: Dec 23, 2016