Ash Meadows Visitor Center

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Ash Meadows Visitor Center

The Ash Meadows visitor center offers visitors interactive exhibits, a bookstore, and a picnic area. There is limited covered parking at the visitor center so it advised you get there early (especially if during the warmer months).

With direct access to the Crystal Springs Boardwalk, the visitor center is a great place to begin your wildlife adventure at Ash Meadows.

The refuge is open from sunrise to sunset with parts of the refuge are closed to entry. Ash Meadows visitor center operating hours:

• Monday: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• Tuesday: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• Wednesday: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• Friday: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• Saturday: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• Sunday: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Ash Meadows Visitor Center Address – 610 Spring Meadows Road – Amargosa, NV 89020 and their phone number is (775) 372-5435.

There is not a fee to enter the Refuge.

The viewing area for the Ash Meadows movie (approximately 19 minutes long and VERY informative). When you are ready to watch it, the person at the front desk will set it up for you to watch.

Clean restrooms are available at the visitor center and it is advised you use these rather than wait until you are in other areas, which offer the pit toilets. In the summer…, well, yuck.

The visitor center has a lot of information about the area and interactive displays. You can easily spend about a half an hour walking around to read all the information and “play” with the exhibits.

Be sure to take your own drinks, snacks, lunch, etc. as you can see from the photo above, the visitor center has limited options they offer for sale for refreshments.

The visitor center has a limited amount of “Refuge swag” for your consideration. Their t-shirts are very cute and more reasonably priced compared to “other parks” I have visited.

Ash Meadows Visitor Center

Billie Hillier

I am an outdoor enthusiast who would rather be on a backcountry backpacking trip than a stroll on the beach (although I do love the beach!).

Living in Las Vegas has afforded me the opportunity to easily explore the Southwest region of the United States.

A nature lover, I am often found at the end of the pack taking photos and videos of the wildlife found on the trails. Colorful flowers, desert animals, and unusual geological rock formations are often the majority of my photos.