Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge

TICKS, TICKS AND MORE TICKS!!!!

Horrible lake! It's full of mercury so you can't eat the fish you catch. It also gets agricultural chemicals and animal feces in it. It's tiny and there are ticks everywhere!!! The only cool thing is ...

Serene refuge, a good place for bird watching

This nature area was right off highway 200 and was a perfect stop for our tail-gate picnic. We found the refuge to be wonderfully maintained, with several natural areas for viewing water fowl and oth...

A peaceful place

Good dirt road leading into the place to a parking area. Floating dock and short boardwalk. Nice nature trail by the lake. The loop, leading away from the lake is not really worth it. Lots of tic...