Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
| Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Map of the DESFBNWR (2003) | |
| Location | Alameda County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Newark, California |
| Coordinates | 37°30′00″N 122°07′00″W / 37.5°N 122.116667°W |
| Area | 30,000 acres (120 km2) |
| Established | 1974 |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | www |
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (DESFBNWR) is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in the southern part of San Francisco Bay, California. Its headquarters and visitor center are in the Baylands district of Fremont, next to Coyote Hills Regional Park, in Alameda County. The visitor center is on Marshlands Rd, off Thornton Ave.
Most of the refuge stretches along the marshy shoreline north and south of the Dumbarton Bridge, but Bair Island, in San Mateo County, is also part of the system. The southernmost extent is in northern Santa Clara County.