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Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge

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Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
Phone:
+1 907-459-7231

Hours:
Sunday10am - 5pm
Monday10am - 5pm
Tuesday10am - 5pm
Wednesday10am - 5pm
Thursday10am - 5pm
Friday10am - 5pm
Saturday10am - 5pm


Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge is a 2,200 acre bird sanctuary, located within the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska and partially within the city limits of Fairbanks. It consists of wetlands, fields, and forests. The refuge surrounds the former farm of Charles Hinckley and later Charles Albert Creamer , a former chicken rancher from Washington state who moved to Fairbanks. Creamer saved waste grains from his barn to feed migrating birds. After Creamer's death, preservationists banded together to make the area a state refuge. The Creamer farmstead now serves as a visitor center and environmental education center, with the non-profit Friends of Creamer's Field presenting programs year-round. In the summer visitors can take a guided nature walk on the refuge trails. The refuge is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. It is a multi-use refuge, and limited hunting is also allowed in certain seasons. In winter dog mushing trails criss cross the back of the acreage, while skijorers have trails in the front fields. Among the birds that flock to the refuge in late summer during migration south are Sandhill Cranes, Many ducks and Canada geese.
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