 www.fws.gov/turnbull
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge is open year-round during daylight hours (dawn
to dusk). There is a $3.00 per car fee charged during the months of March
through October. Winter months have free admission.Turnbull NWR is a wildlife
sanctuary in the sense that no hunting or fishing is allowed and public access
is limited to a 2,200 acre Public Use Area. The remaining portions of the Refuge
are preserved as a wildlife sanctuary, with disturbance even by refuge staff
kept to a minimum.
You will find excellent wildlife viewing opportunities in the Public Use Area
with its numerous trails that loop through wetlands and pine forest habitats.
There is also the 5.5-mile Auto Tour Route that you drive, bike, or walk to
access scenic views of the refuge environment as well as short trails and a
wheelchair accessible boardwalk which loops to the edge of beautiful Blackhorse
Lake.
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge is located on the eastern edge of the Columbia
Basin, in Spokane county in north-eastern Washington. The Refuge is situated
within the "Channelled Scablands", an area formed by glacial floods at the end
of the last ice age. Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1937
to provide productive breeding and nesting grounds for migratory birds and other
wildlife.
Directions To Turnbull NWR
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge is approximately a 40-minute drive from
Spokane, Washington.
From Spokane, take I-90 west to the Cheney / Four Lakes Exit (exit 270). This
will put you on Highway 904, which continues approximately 5 miles into the city
of Cheney, home of the Eastern Washington University. When you get to Cheney
continue west through 3 traffic lights.
After you pass the third light proceed for one half mile to Cheney-Plaza Road.
There, on your left you will see a brown and white sign that reads "Turnbull
National Wildlife Refuge 4.5 miles." Make the left turn on to Cheney-Plaza Road
and drive south for 4.5 miles where you will come to the large wood and stone
entrance sign to Turnbull NWR.
There is a gravel entrance road called Smith Rd. which you will turn left on and
proceed into the Refuge Public Use Area, approximately 1.5 miles ahead. The
refuge headquarters and service area is 2.5 miles in from Cheney-Plaza Rd.
If you need more information call us at (509) 235-4723. |
