Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Fish and Wildlife Service, Arizona.
Spanning the 117,464-acre refuge are several distinct groups of plants and animals known as biotic communities, that are dependent on each other. Visitors will enjoy the semi-desert grasslands that blend into the cottonwoods and willow that line riverbanks and wetlands within the refuge. Settled in amongst the grasslands and wetlands is a beautiful sycamore-shaded canyon of extraordinary diversity. Brown Canyon is home to 200-million-year-old volcanic rocks that support a distinct variety of plants and animals that have evolved within this amazing sky island ecosystem.
Established in 1985, the refuge was created under the authority of the Endangered Species Act. Open to the public, visitors can enjoy wildlife watching and photography, hunting, fishing, wildlife photography and special wildlife-related events. It is one of more than 560 refuges that comprise the National Wildlife Refuge System, a national network of public lands and waters set aside for the benefit of wildlife and you!
Nearby Activities
- Auto Touring
- Birding
- Camping
- Hiking
- Horseback Riding
- Hunting
- Interpretive Programs
- Off Highway Vehicle
- Photography
- Wildlife Viewing
Directions
From Tucson, go west on Ajo Way (Highway 86) to Three Points. Travel 38 miles south of Three Points on Highway 286 to milepost 7.5. If traveling on Interstate 19, take the Amado/Arivaca exit west, turn right at the T, and then left at the Cow Palace onto Arivaca Road. Proceed west 35 miles on the Arivaca Road to Highway 286 and turn left at milepost 7.5.
