USFWS · Utah

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is a 74,000-acre (299 km2) National Wildlife Refuge in Utah, established in 1928. The refuge is part of a national system of fee ownership lands purchased from willing sellers, mostly private property owners.

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National Wildlife Refuge77,296 acresUSFWSUT1 campground within 10 mi
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Photo by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateUtah
Size77,296 acres
FWS regionRegion 6
Center point41.47° N, 112.26° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 14)

Boundary map

3 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 1.53 inches of precipitation, 12.2 inches of snowFebruary: 1.23 inches of precipitation, 7.5 inches of snowMarch: 1.54 inches of precipitation, 4.2 inches of snowApril: 1.69 inches of precipitation, 1.2 inches of snowMay: 2.04 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 1.13 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.39 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.61 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.27 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 1.60 inches of precipitation, 0.5 inches of snowNovember: 1.07 inches of precipitation, 4.1 inches of snowDecember: 1.39 inches of precipitation, 8.6 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 27.2°F averageFebruary: 32.4°F averageMarch: 42.3°F averageApril: 48.8°F averageMay: 57.5°F averageJune: 66.2°F averageJuly: 74.3°F averageAugust: 72.4°F averageSeptember: 62.8°F averageOctober: 50.3°F averageNovember: 38.3°F averageDecember: 28.7°F average0 in5 in10 in15 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Brigham City Waste Plt, 12 miles from the center point at 4,240 feet, station USC00420928 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 15 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 38 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

None of the 1 federal campground within ten miles sits inside the boundary. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

FS · 5.7 mi
Box Elder Campground
Reservable34 sites

Most refuges do not allow overnight camping. The campgrounds listed are outside the refuge.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Historical Park · 7 mi
Golden Spike National Historical Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 115 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Guidebooks for Utah

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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge?

77,296 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in?

Utah.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge?

The refuge page says whether camping is allowed here. The federal campgrounds within ten miles are listed under Where to camp.

Source: Where to camp

How do I get to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 41.470° N, 112.264° W. Golden Spike National Historical Park is 7 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge?

Golden Spike National Historical Park (7 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge?

The National Register has 115 listings within 15 miles, including Corinne Methodist Episcopal Church and Oregon Short Line Depot.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q4876559), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.