List of National Wildlife Refuges of the United States facts for kids
As of 13 December 2011, there were 555 National Wildlife Refuges in the United States. Refuges that have boundaries in multiple states are listed only in the state where the main visitor entrance is located. The newest refuge established is the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Pennsylvania. All information is from the US Fish and Wildlife Services website.
The United States is divided into eight regions for administrative purposes:
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AL | AK | AZ | AR | CA | CO | CT | DE | DC | FL | GA | HI | ID | IL | IN | IA | KS | KY | LA | ME | MD | MA | MI | MN | MS | MO | MT | NE | NV | NH | NJ | NM | NY | NC | ND | OH | OK | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VT | VA | WA | WV | WI | WY | Insular areas: | AS | GU | MP | PR | UM | VI |
Alabama
| Refuge Name | Location | Date Established | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge | Alabama | 1980 | 6,816 acres (27.58 km2) |
| Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge | Alabama | September 25, 2002 | 2,997 acres (12.13 km2) |
| Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge | Alabama | 1964 | 4,218 acres (17.07 km2) |
| Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge | Alabama | 1964 | 11,184 acres (45.26 km2) |
| Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge | Alabama | 1981 | 199 acres (0.81 km2) |
| Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge | Alabama | January 3, 1997 | 1,060 acres (4.3 km2) |
| Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge | Alabama | May 29, 2003 | 9,016 acres (36.49 km2) |
| Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge | Alabama | 1978 | 264 acres (1.07 km2) |
| Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge | Alabama | 1980 | 24 acres (0.097 km2) |
| Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | Alabama | 1938 | 35,000 acres (140 km2) |
Alaska
| Refuge Name | Location | Date Established | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | December 2, 1980 | 3,421,420 acres (13,846.0 km2) |
| Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | December 2, 1980 | 3,574,259 acres (14,464.51 km2) |
| Arctic National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | December 6, 1960 | 19,287,042 acres (78,051.89 km2) |
| Becharof National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | December 2, 1980 | 1,200,419.52 acres (4,857.9254 km2) |
| Innoko National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | December 2, 1980 | 3,850,800.94 acres (15,583.6385 km2) |
- Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
- Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
- Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
- Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge
- Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge
- Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge
- Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
- Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge
- Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
- Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
- Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
Arizona
| Refuge Name | Location | Date Established | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge | Arizona | 1993 | 6,105 acres (24.71 km2) |
| Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge | Arizona | 1985 | 117,107 acres (473.92 km2) |
| Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge | Arizona | 1939 | 860,010 acres (3,480.3 km2) |
| Cibola National Wildlife Refuge | Arizona | 1964 | 16,627 acres (67.29 km2) |
| Havasu National Wildlife Refuge | Arizona | 1941 | 37,515 acres (151.82 km2) |
| Imperial National Wildlife Refuge | Arizona | 1941 | 25,768 acres (104.28 km2) |
| Kofa National Wildlife Refuge | Arizona | 1939 | 665,400 acres (2,693 km2) |
| Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge | Arizona | 1988 | 2,770 acres (11.2 km2) |
| San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge | Arizona | 1982 | 2,309 acres (9.34 km2) |
Arkansas
| Refuge Name | Location | Date Established | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge | White County, Arkansas | 1993 | 15,022 acres (60.79 km2) |
| Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge | Mississippi County, Arkansas | 1915 | 11,038 acres (44.67 km2) |
| Cache River National Wildlife Refuge | Arkansas | 1986 | 67,500 acres (273 km2) |
| Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge | Arkansas | 1970 | 64,902 acres (262.65 km2) |
| Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge | Pope and Yell Counties, Arkansas | 1957 | 7,057 acres (28.56 km2) |
| Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge | Arkansas | March 14, 1989 | 123 acres (0.50 km2) |
| Overflow National Wildlife Refuge | Arkansas | 1980 | 13,973 acres (56.55 km2) |
| Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge | Arkansas | 1994 | 27,300 acres (110 km2) |
| Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge | Crittenden County, Arkansas | January 1961 | 5,484 acres (22.19 km2) |
| White River National Wildlife Refuge | Arkansas | 1935 | 160,756 acres (650.56 km2) |
California
- Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge
- Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Grasslands Wildlife Management Area
- Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge
- Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
- Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
- Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge
- Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Kern National Wildlife Refuge
- Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges Complex (CA and OR)
- Modoc National Wildlife Refuge
- North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area
- Pixley National Wildlife Refuge
- Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Butte Sink Wildlife Management Area
- Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
- Delevan National Wildlife Refuge
- Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
- Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge
- Sutter National Wildlife Refuge
- San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
- San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
- Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge
- Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge
- Willow Creek-Lurline Wildlife Management Area
Colorado
| Refuge Name | Location | Date Established | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge | Alamosa, Conejos and Costilla County, Colorado | 1993 | 11,169 acres (45.20 km2) |
| Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge | Jackson County, Colorado | 1967 | 23,464 acres (94.96 km2) |
| Baca National Wildlife Refuge | Saguache and Alamosa County, Colorado | 2003 | 78,697 acres (318.48 km2) |
| Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge | Moffat County, Colorado | 1965 | 12,150 acres (49.2 km2) |
| Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge | Alamosa and Rio Grande County, Colorado | 1953 | 14,800 acres (60 km2) |
| Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge | Jefferson County, Colorado | July 12, 2007 | 3,953 acres (16.00 km2) |
| Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge | Adams County, Colorado | 1992 | 15,988 acres (64.70 km2) |
| Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge | Jefferson County, Colorado | 1992 | 72.2 acres (0.292 km2) |
Connecticut
Delaware
- Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
- Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge (status revoked by Congress in October 1998)
- Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
District of Columbia
- None
Florida
- Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
- Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
- Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
- Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge
- Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge
- Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge
- Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge
- Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
- J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge
- Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
- Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge
- Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge
- Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge
- Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
- Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
- St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge
- National Key Deer Refuge
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (administered in Georgia)
- St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
- St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge
- Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Georgia
- Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
- Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge
- Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex
Hawaii
- Big Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge
- Kauai National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge
- Huleia National Wildlife Refuge
- Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
- Maui National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge
- Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge
Idaho
- Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
- Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge
- Southeast Idaho National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Area
Illinois
- Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge
- Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
- Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
- Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge
- Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge
- Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge
- Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge
- Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge
Indiana
- Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
- Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
- Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area
Iowa
- DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
- Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge
- Iowa Wetland Management District
- Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge
- Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Kansas
- Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge
- Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge
- Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
Kentucky
- Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge
Louisiana
- Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge
- Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge
- Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge
- North Louisiana Refuge Complex
- Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge
- Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge
- Louisiana Wetland Management District
- Red River National Wildlife Refuge
- Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge
- Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
- East Cove National Wildlife Refuge
- Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge
- Sabine National Wildlife Refuge
- Shell Keys National Wildlife Refuge
- Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge
Maine
- Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge
- Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area
- Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge
- Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge
- Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge
- Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
- Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Maryland
- Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
- Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
- Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (shared with Virginia)
- Susquehanna River National Wildlife Refuge
- Patuxent Research Refuge [1]
Massachusetts
- Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
- Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge
- Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge
- Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
- Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge
- Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge
- Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
- Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
- Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge
Michigan
- Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
- Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Huron National Wildlife Refuge
- Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area
- Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
- Michigan Wetland Management District
- Seney National Wildlife Refuge
- Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
Minnesota
- Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge
- Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge
- Big Stone Wetland Management District
- Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District
- Fergus Falls Wetland Management District
- Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
- Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge
- Litchfield Wetland Management District
- Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District
- Morris Wetland Management District
- Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
- Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Rydell National Wildlife Refuge
- Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
- Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
- Windom Wetland Management District
Mississippi
- Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge
- Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge
- Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge
- Mississippi Wetlands Management District
- Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge
- Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge
- Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
- St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge
- Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Hillside National Wildlife Refuge
- Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge
- Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge
- Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge
- Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
- Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge
- Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge
Missouri
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
- Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge
- Great River National Wildlife Refuge
- Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
- Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge
- Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge
- Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
- Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Montana
- Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Benton Lake Wetland Management District
- Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge
- Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge
- Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge
- Hewitt Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Thibadeau National Wildlife Refuge
- Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
- Hailstone National Wildlife Refuge
- Halfbreed Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge
- UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge
- War Horse National Wildlife Refuge
- Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge
- Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge
- National Bison Range Complex
- Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge
- National Bison Range
- Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge
- Northwest Montana Wetland Management District
- Pablo National Wildlife Refuge
- Swan River National Wildlife Refuge
- Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Nebraska
- Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge
- Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
- Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
- John and Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge
- North Platte National Wildlife Refuge
- Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District
- Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
Nevada
- Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Desert National Wildlife Refuge
- Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
- Fallon National Wildlife Refuge
- Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex (NV and OR)
- Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge
New Hampshire
- Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- John Hay National Wildlife Refuge
- Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
- Wapack National Wildlife Refuge
New Jersey
- Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
- Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
- Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge (shared with NY)
New Mexico
- Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
- Grulla National Wildlife Refuge
- Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge
- Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge
- San Andres National Wildlife Refuge
- Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
- Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
New York
- Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
- Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge
- Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge
- Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge
- Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Sayville National Wildlife Refuge
- Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge
- Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge
- Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
- Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
- Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge
- Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge (shared with NJ)
North Carolina
- North Carolina Coastal Plain National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Mattamuskeet, Swanquarter and Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge
- Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge
North Dakota
- Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge
- Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Arrowwood Wetland Management District
- Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Chase Lake Wetland Management District
- Halfway Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Valley City Wetland Management District
- Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge
- Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Audubon National Wildlife Refuge
- Camp Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Hiddenwood National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Lake Otis National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Lake Patricia National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Lost Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- McLean National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Sheyenne Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- White Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge
- Audubon National Wildlife Refuge
- Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Crosby Wetland Management District
- Lake Zahl National Wildlife Refuge
- Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge
- Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge
- Lostwood Wetland Management District
- Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Crosby Wetland Management District
- Devils Lake Wetland Management District
- Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Brumba National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge
- Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Little Goose National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Rose Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Silver Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Snyder Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Stump Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Sullys Hill National Game Preserve
- Wood Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge
- Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Lords Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Rabb Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- School Section Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Willow Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Wintering River National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District
- Kulm Wetland Management District
- Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Maple River National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Appert Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Canfield Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Florence Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Hutchinson Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Lake George National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Long Lake Wetland Management District
- Slade National Wildlife Refuge
- Springwater National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Sunburst Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge
- Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Wild Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge (easement refuge)
- Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge
Ohio
- Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Oklahoma
- Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge
- Little River National Wildlife Refuge
- Optima National Wildlife Refuge
- Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge
- Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
- Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge
- Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge
- Washita National Wildlife Refuge
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Oregon
- Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer (WA and OR)
- Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges Complex (CA and OR)
- Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge
- Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
- Mid-Columbia River National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex (NV and OR)
- Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
- Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Pennsylvania
- Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Erie National Wildlife Refuge
- John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Block Island National Wildlife Refuge
- John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge
- Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
- Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
- Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge
South Carolina
- South Carolina Lowcountry National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex (administered in Georgia)
- Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
South Dakota
- Huron Wetland Management District
- Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Andes Wetland Management District
- Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge
- Madison Wetland Management District
- Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Waubay National Wildlife Refuge
- Waubay Wetland Management District
Tennessee
- Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge
- Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge
- Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge
- West Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge
- Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge
Texas
- Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
- Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
- Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
- Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
- Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Grulla National Wildlife Refuge
- Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
- Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge
- Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge
- Neches River National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
- Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge
- Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
Utah
- Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
- Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge
- Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
Vermont
Virginia
- Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
- Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge
- Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (shared with Maryland)
- Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
- Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge
- Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge
Washington
- Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
- Columbia National Wildlife Refuge
- Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Copalis National Wildlife Refuge
- Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
- Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge
- Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge
- Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer (WA and OR)
- Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge
- McNary National Wildlife Refuge
- Pierce National Wildlife Refuge
- Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge
- Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
- Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge
- San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
- Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge
- Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
- Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge
- Willapa National Wildlife Refuge
West Virginia
| Refuge Name | Location | Date Established | Area |
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| Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge | Tucker County | 11 July 1994 | 16,613.44 acres (67.2322 km2) |
| Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge | Ohio River | 1990 | 2664.54 |
Wisconsin
- Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge
- Fox River National Wildlife Refuge
- Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
- Leopold Wetland Management District
- Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
- St. Croix Wetland Management District
- Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
- Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Wyoming
- Managed under Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge (in Colorado)
- Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge
- Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge
- National Elk Refuge
- Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge
Insular areas
American Samoa
- Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Guam
- Guam National Wildlife Refuge
Northern Mariana Islands
- None
Puerto Rico
- Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex (PR, UM and VI)
- Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
- Culebra National Wildlife Refuge
- Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge
- Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge
- Vieques National Wildlife Refuge
US Minor Outlying Islands
- Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex (PR, UM and VI)
- Managed under Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge (in Hawaii)
- United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
US Virgin Islands
- Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex (PR, UM and VI)
- Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge
- Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge
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