Fallon
Fallon, NV 89406
Plan Your Visit
Conditions at Fallon National Wildlife Refuge are extremely primitive with no cell service or public use facilities (NO restrooms, water, trash, trails, picnic areas, etc.). Access to Fallon Refuge is very limited, consisting of a dirt track which is primitive and not maintained regularly. Wet weather can rapidly change road conditions, making travel impossible or dangerous. Vehicle use within Fallon Refuge is permitted on roads, but not recommended for anything other than high-clearance, 4-wheel drive vehicles. Be sure to bring plenty of drinking water, snacks, insect repellant, sunscreen and other necessities. You may wish to leave a trip plan with your friends and/or family so they will know when to expect your return.
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Fallon National Wildlife Refuge, Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, and Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge are managed as part of the Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Visitor Center
3175 Freeman Lane Fallon, NV 89406
Driving Directions To get to the visitor center, go about 4.5 miles east of Fallon, NV on Highway 50, then head east on State Route 116, otherwise known as Stillwater Road. Stay on Stillwater Road for another 10 miles (before you come to the Stillwater Refuge entrance), you will take a left onto Freeman Lane, and our headquarters is the first farmhouse on the left at 3175 Freeman Lane.
Activities
About
Fallon National Wildlife Refuge is a 17,848-acre unit of the Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge Complex located in north-central Nevada. Situated within the Carson Sink at the terminus of the Carson River, the refuge consists of a desolate high desert landscape dominated by alkali-shrub habitats and active sand dunes. The environment is extremely primitive with no public use facilities, maintained roads, or reliable cell service.
