Visit This 14,000-Acre Wildlife Refuge In North Dakota To See Gorgeous Wildflowers

Now that the prairie crocuses are re-emerging across the plains we can truly start to feel like spring has arrived in North Dakota. As we get into May and summer you can head out to a place where you can fully appreciate the beauty of this time of year. This particular wildlife refuge becomes lush with wildflowers and it's a stunning sight to behold.

The very first flowers of spring are starting to reemerge across North Dakota, so it's a good time to start planning on a day trip to see thousands more.

The Audubon National Wildlife Refuge near Coleharbor, North Dakota is a great place to see wildflowers during spring and summer.

The refuge is over 14,700 acres in size with a great visitors center and other amenities to make your trip a good one.

The area is mostly natural prairie, wetlands, and shoreline of Lake Audubon.

These grassy prairie hills become a gorgeous array of native grasses and flowers that turn it into a colorful masterpiece.

Flowers like prairie smoke will be blooming in springtime, and it's stunning.

As we move further into late spring and early summer, there are times that the refuge becomes a sea of flowers. You can appreciate these on the trails or on the 8-mile scenic auto route.

You'll see thousands of flowers of many different kinds out on this quiet refuge. Flowers aside, it's a wonderful spot to immerse yourself in nature and just enjoy the peace and quiet of it all.

We only get to enjoy wildflowers for a fraction of the year, so you'll definitely want to visit the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge while you still can. It's a fantastic experience!

The Audubon National Wildlife Refuge is located just north of Coleharbor, North Dakota, right off of US-83. For information on visiting the refuge, click here.

Wildflowers are gorgeous, but so are beautiful gardens full of planted flowers. The Peace Garden State doesn't get that nickname from nowhere. A visit to the International Peace Garden in Dunseith, ND is worth it for any flower enthusiast.