{"id":"fws-81672","slug":"bitter-creek-national-wildlife-refuge","name":"Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge","designation":"National Wildlife Refuge","category":"national-wildlife-refuge","categoryLabel":"National Wildlife Refuge","agency":{"code":"FWS","name":"U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service","department":"U.S. Department of the Interior","url":"https://www.fws.gov"},"managedBy":[{"code":"FWS","name":"U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service","department":"U.S. Department of the Interior","url":"https://www.fws.gov","unitCode":"BIT","designation":"National Wildlife Refuge","sourceId":"fws-81672"}],"states":["CA"],"stateNames":["California"],"location":{"lat":34.9323,"lon":-119.3777},"bbox":[-119.4864,34.887,-119.299,34.996],"acres":{"value":23417,"kind":"approved-boundary-gis","source":"USFWS approved acquisition boundaries","note":"Area inside the approved acquisition boundary; land actually owned or managed by FWS can be smaller."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":null,"summarySource":null,"guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bitter-creek","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=34.996&b_tl_lng=-119.4864&b_br_lat=34.887&b_br_lng=-119.299","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Bitter%20Creek%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge","directions":"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=34.9323,-119.3777"},"images":[],"activities":[],"topics":[],"fees":[],"passes":[],"hours":[],"directions":null,"weatherInfo":null,"contacts":null,"visitorCenters":[],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"los-padres-national-forest","km":26},{"slug":"carrizo-plain-national-monument","km":37},{"slug":"hopper-mountain-national-wildlife-refuge","km":71},{"slug":"cesar-e-chavez-national-monument","km":81},{"slug":"saint-francis-dam-national-monument","km":90},{"slug":"kern-national-wildlife-refuge","km":93}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"USFWS approved acquisition boundaries","url":"https://services.arcgis.com/QVENGdaPbd4LUkLV/arcgis/rest/services/FWSApproved_Authoritative/FeatureServer/0"},"sources":[{"name":"USFWS approved acquisition boundaries","url":"https://services.arcgis.com/QVENGdaPbd4LUkLV/arcgis/rest/services/FWSApproved_Authoritative/FeatureServer/0"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:57.316Z","alerts":[],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/bitter-creek-national-wildlife-refuge/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/bitter-creek-national-wildlife-refuge.geojson"}