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Lake Lowell

Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

Mailing Address
13751 Upper Embankment Rd.
Nampa, ID 83686

Street Address
13751 Upper Embankment Rd.
Nampa, ID 83686
  • Phone: (208) 467-9278
  • Fax: (208) 467-1019
Send an Email www.fws.gov/deerflat
Nearest City: Nampa
Location: Southwestern Idaho, 5 miles SW of Nampa
Directions: Exit 33A (w-bound)/Exit 33 (e-bound) off I-84. West on Highway 55 about 3.5 miles to Lake Ave. Left on Lake. Right on Roosevelt. Left onto refuge entrance road to the Visitor Center

Information

Lake Lowell, near Nampa, is the site of 11,000-acre Deer Flat Wildlife Refuge. The Lake Lowell sector is a great birding spot with over 200 recorded species. Spectacular concentrations of birds can be seen on the lake during peak migration periods. Shorebirds occur in large numbers in August when low water levels expose mudflats. Waterfowl occur in large numbers in fall and winter. The lake is closed to boating October 1 through April 14. The Snake River Islands sector contains about 800 acres on 101 islands from the Canyon-Ada County line in Idaho to Farewell Bend in Oregon. The islands are closed to public access from February through May to protect nesting habitat.

Season: All Year
Hours: Visitor Center: Monday-Friday, 8-4 and Saturday 10-4; refuge open dawn to dusk.

Fees: Free

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