White Horse Hill
National Game Preserve

White Horse Hill National Game Preserve is a 1,674-acre national wildlife refuge sitting on the south shores of Devils Lake, about 10 miles south of the city of Devils Lake, North Dakota. The refuge was first established on April 27, 1904, as a national park. It was designated by congress as a big game preserve in 1914 and later transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1931 to be further set aside as a refuge and breeding grounds for migratory birds and wildlife. The Preserve supports a unique community of habitats such as an oak, ash, basswood, and aspen woodland; and mixed-grass prairie, interspersed with some natural and created wetlands.

Today, visitors can enjoy a drive through the auto-tour route to view managed herds of North American bison, Rocky Mountain elk, and a colony of black-tailed prairie dogs. Approximately three miles of hiking trails originating near the visitor center traverse through woodland, prairie and wetland habitats, making White Horse Hill a great destination to explore the diverse plants and animals the Lake Region has to offer.