USFWS · North Dakota

Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge

The Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota and consists of 440 acres (1.78 km2). Tomahawk NWR is a privately owned easement refuge, managed with by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge was established to protect habitat for migratory bird species, white-tail deer and other mammals. Valley City Wetland Management District oversees the refuge, which in turn is a part of the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The refuge can be accessed from North Dakota Highway 1, and is one mile (1.6 km) east of the town of Rogers, North Dakota.

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National Wildlife Refuge438 acresUSFWSND4 campgrounds within 10 mi
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateNorth Dakota
Size438 acres
FWS regionRegion 6
Center point47.08° N, 98.18° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 19)

Boundary map

1 outline

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 Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.52 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.50 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.81 inches of precipitationApril: 1.22 inches of precipitationMay: 3.21 inches of precipitationJune: 3.59 inches of precipitationJuly: 3.02 inches of precipitationAugust: 2.59 inches of precipitationSeptember: 2.73 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.91 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.69 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.67 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 8.0°F averageFebruary: 12.2°F averageMarch: 25.1°F averageApril: 40.4°F averageMay: 54.2°F averageJune: 64.8°F averageJuly: 69.1°F averageAugust: 67.1°F averageSeptember: 58.0°F averageOctober: 43.9°F averageNovember: 28.3°F averageDecember: 14.9°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Valley City 3 NNW, 11 miles from the center point at 1,210 feet, station USC00328937 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 21 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.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

None of the 4 federal campgrounds within ten miles sit inside the boundary. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

USACE · 5.2 mi
Mel Rieman Rec
Reservable28 sites
USACE · 7.6 mi
Eggerts Landing
Reservable41 sites
USACE · 7.7 mi
West Ashtabula Crossing
Reservable31 sites
USACE · 9.6 mi
East Ashtabula Crossing
Reservable37 sites

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

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 10 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for hiking across the country

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge?

438 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge in?

North Dakota.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Tomahawk National Wildlife 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 Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 47.077° N, 98.180° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 10 listings within 15 miles, including Alderman School District No. 78 and Amphitheater and Fieldstone Wpa Features at Valley City Pioneer Park.

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.
  • Description: Tomahawk 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.