Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
Prairie Learning Center
P.O. Box 399
9981 Pacific Street
Prairie City, Iowa 50228-0399
(515) 994-3400

For General Questions, Please Contact: buffalo@tallgrass.org

Visit the Refuge

Just 25 minutes east of Des Moines, Neal Smith NWR is nine miles south of Interstate 80. If traveling from downtown Des Moines, take Highway 163 to exit 18. Turn left, then immediately right, and follow the signs along the paved 4.5-mile entrance road. If traveling on Interstate 80, take the Colfax/Prairie City exit. Turn south onto Highway 117 and travel seven miles to Prairie City. Continue through Prairie City across the Highway 163 bridge to the Refuge entry road on your right.

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