Located in Southwest Arizona, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge was originally established in 1939 as a game range to conserve and develop wildlife and other natural resources.

Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

In 1990, the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act established over 800,000 acres of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge as designated wilderness. One quality of wilderness is an area offering “outstanding opportunities for solitude or primitive and unconfined type of recreation.”

Hikers can learn about Sonoran Desert wildlife and plants, watch for birds in the bird blind, and visit the Quitobaquito pupfish pond. Childs Mountain Open Season: Open year round, best used October - April

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1939 as a “Game Range” to preserve desert bighorn sheep. The purpose of the 860,010-acre refuge was expanded in 1990 to include protection of 803,418 acres of wilderness resource. Today the refuge also helps manage the endangered Sonoran pronghorn, a subspecies of American antelope ...

One of the premiere desert wilderness refuges in the country, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge offers more than 860,000 acres for protection of fragile desert ecosystems, wilderness, and wildlife, including three endangered species.

Cabeza Prieta, Spanish for "dark (or dirty) head," refers to a lava-topped, granite peak in a remote mountain range in the western corner of the refuge. Each year since 1968, the refuge has offered the chance to hunt desert bighorn for those lucky enough to draw one of the limited tags.

2021年9月23日 · Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge landscape view with basalt rock, cholla, ocotillo, creosote, and cacti.

To ensure public safety along a remote stretch of the historic Camino del Diablo, the management of Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge has closed the eastern portion of the roadway due to impassable road conditions.

2021年6月30日 · Please contact the refuge with any further questions or inquiries about public use regulations. Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge 1611 North 2nd Avenue Ajo, Arizona 85321 (502) 387-6483 Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge is home to over 275 species of wildife, as well as nearly 400 species of plants. Please help protect this