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Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (DESFBNWR) is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in the southern part of San Francisco Bay, California. Its headquarters and visitor center are in the Baylands district of Fremont, next to Coyote Hills Regional Park, in Alameda County. The visitor center is on Marshlands Rd, off Thornton Ave.

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National Wildlife Refuge28,453 acresUSFWSCA
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Hollingsworth, John and Karen, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateCalifornia
Size28,453 acres
FWS regionRegion 8
Center point37.54° N, 122.11° W
Night skySome glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 68)

Boundary map

19 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

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 Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge50°60°70°January: 2.77 inches of precipitationFebruary: 2.82 inches of precipitationMarch: 2.17 inches of precipitationApril: 1.07 inches of precipitationMay: 0.47 inches of precipitationJune: 0.17 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.00 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.02 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.09 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.65 inches of precipitationNovember: 1.38 inches of precipitationDecember: 2.76 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 50.4°F averageFebruary: 53.3°F averageMarch: 56.1°F averageApril: 58.5°F averageMay: 62.0°F averageJune: 65.5°F averageJuly: 67.3°F averageAugust: 67.8°F averageSeptember: 67.5°F averageOctober: 63.6°F averageNovember: 56.0°F averageDecember: 50.5°F average0 in1 in2 in3 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Newark, 5 miles from the center point at 10 feet, station USC00046144 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 14 inches a year.

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.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Historic Site · 13 mi
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
National Historical Park · 18 mi
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Park Unit · 19 mi
Alcatraz Island
Park Unit · 20 mi
Presidio of San Francisco
National Historic Site · 20 mi
Fort Point National Historic Site
National Historical Park · 20 mi
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 227 in all · Register Atlas

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

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge?

28,453 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in?

California.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 37.539° N, 122.110° W. Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site is 13 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge?

Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site (13 mi), San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (18 mi) and Alcatraz Island (19 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 227 listings within 15 miles, including Dunsmuir House and Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Chapel (1953-1960).

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 (Q1885009), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife 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.