National wildlife refuge

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There is no entrance fee. It is open from sunrise to sunset.

Check current closures and fire restrictions for Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
Photo: Shujianyang, CC0

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge map

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for OK, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.

Common questions

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge is open from sunrise to sunset.
No. There is no entrance fee at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge.

Hours, fees, and visitor center

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge is open from sunrise to sunset.

There is no entrance fee at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge.

What visitors do here: hiking, hunting, fishing.

Wildlife

  • BirdSandhill crane

Getting there

  • Nearest town: Nescatunga, 4.7 miles

Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.

Public lands next to Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.