The Hoh Xil Nature Reserve headquarters at Suonan Dajie (Sonam Dargye Station) is located along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway and is accessible to travellers passing through. This is the main legitimate entry point for experiencing something of the reserve, and the staff can explain the conservation history of the plateau — the poaching crisis of the 1980s and 1990s, the ranger deaths, and the eventual recovery of the chiru population.
The station has interpretation panels (primarily in Chinese) about the reserve's wildlife: not just chiru but also wild yak, Tibetan gazelle, Tibetan wild ass (kiang), snow leopard, and a remarkable variety of raptors. The landscape surrounding the station — flat, utterly treeless, under enormous skies — gives a genuine impression of Hoh Xil's character. Travellers on the Qinghai-Tibet bus route or driving the highway can stop here; the station is a natural waypoint and the rangers are generally welcoming to visitors who show respect for the reserve's purpose.