List of National Wildlife Refuges facts for kids

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As of 2022, there are 588 National Wildlife Refuges in the United States, with the addition of the Green River National Wildlife Refuge. Refuges that have boundaries in multiple states are listed only in the state where the main visitor entrance is located. The newest refuge replaces the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Pennsylvania. Refuges are listed regardless of whether or not they are open to the public, which many are not.

The United States is divided into eight regions for administrative purposes:

Pacific Region (Region 1)
- American Samoa
- Guam
- Hawaiʻi
- Idaho
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Oregon
- U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (1 and 4)
- Washington

Southwest Region (Region 2)
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- Texas

Midwest Region (Region 3)
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Wisconsin

Southeast Region (Region 4)
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Puerto Rico
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (1 and 4)
- U.S. Virgin Islands

Northeast Region (Region 5)

Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6)
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Montana
- North Dakota
- Nebraska
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Wyoming

Alaska Region (Region 7)
- Alaska

Pacific Southwest Region (Region 8)
- California
- Nevada

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Alabama

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge	Baldwin County	1980	6,816 acres (27.58 km²)
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge	Bibb County	September 25, 2002	2,997 acres (12.13 km²)
Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge	Choctaw County	1964	4,218 acres (17.07 km²)
Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge	Barbour County, Alabama Stewart County, Georgia	1964	11,184 acres (45.26 km²)
Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge	Jackson County	1981	199 acres (0.81 km²)
Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge	Lauderdale County	January 3, 1997	1,060 acres (4.3 km²)
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge	Calhoun County	May 29, 2003	9,016 acres (36.49 km²)
Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge	Jackson County	1978	264 acres (1.07 km²)
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge	Jefferson County	1980	24 acres (0.097 km²)
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge	Morgan County, Limestone County, and Madison County	1938	35,000 acres (140 km²)

Alaska

Map of National Wildlife Refuges of 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	Alaska	December 2, 1980	315,000 acres (1,270 km²)
Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge	Alaska	December 2, 1980	1,637,000 acres (6,620 km²)
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge	Alaska	December 2, 1980	1,912,470.47 acres (7,739.4934 km²)
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge	Alaska	August 19, 1941	1,880,891.52 acres (7,611.6979 km²)
Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge	Alaska	1980	3,550,159.96 acres (14,366.9876 km²)
Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge	Alaska	1980	1,560,239.99 acres (6,314.0672 km²)
Selawik National Wildlife Refuge	Alaska	December 2, 1980	2,150,561.94 acres (8,703.0154 km²)
Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge	Alaska	December 2, 1980	700,286.95 acres (2,833.9607 km²)
Togiak National Wildlife Refuge	Alaska	December 2, 1980	4,104,246.80 acres (16,609.2975 km²)
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge	Alaska	December 2, 1980	19,226,606.25 acres (77,807.3150 km²)
Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge	Alaska	December 2, 1980	8,636,951.06 acres (34,952.5009 km²)

American Samoa

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge	Rose Atoll	1973	39,066 acres (158.09 km²)

Arizona

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge	La Paz and Mojave Counties	1993	6,105 acres (24.71 km²)
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge	Pima County	1985	117,107 acres (473.92 km²)
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge	Yuma County	1939	860,010 acres (3,480.3 km²)
Cibola National Wildlife Refuge	LaPaz County, Arizona Imperial County, California	1964	16,627 acres (67.29 km²)
Havasu National Wildlife Refuge	Mojave County, Arizona San Bernardino County, California	1941	37,515 acres (151.82 km²)
Imperial National Wildlife Refuge	LaPaz and Yuma Counties, Arizona Imperial County, California	1941	25,768 acres (104.28 km²)
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge	Yuma and LaPaz Counties	1939	665,400 acres (2,693 km²)
Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge	Cochise County	1988	2,770 acres (11.2 km²)
San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge	Cochise County	1982	2,309 acres (9.34 km²)

Arkansas

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge	White County	1993	15,022 acres (60.79 km²)
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Mississippi County	1915	11,038 acres (44.67 km²)
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge	Woodruff County and several others	1986	67,500 acres (273 km²)
Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge	Union, Ashley, and Bradley Counties	1970	64,902 acres (262.65 km²)
Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge	Pope and Yell Counties	1957	7,057 acres (28.56 km²)
Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge	Benton County	March 14, 1989	123 acres (0.50 km²)
Overflow National Wildlife Refuge	Ashley County	1980	13,973 acres (56.55 km²)
Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge	Sevier County	1994	27,300 acres (110 km²)
Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge	Crittenden County	January 1961	5,484 acres (22.19 km²)
White River National Wildlife Refuge	Monroe County and several others	1935	160,756 acres (650.56 km²)

California

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge	Contra Costa County	1980	55 acres (0.22 km²)
Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge	Kern County	1985	14,097 acres (57.05 km²)
Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge	Tulare County	1982	897 acres (3.63 km²)
Butte Sink Wildlife Management Area	Butte/Colusa/Sutter Counties	1980	11,044 acres (44.69 km²)
Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge	Del Norte County	1979	14 acres (0.057 km²)
Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Modoc County	1911	46,460 acres (188.0 km²)
Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge	Riverside County	1985	3,709 acres (15.01 km²)
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge	Colusa County	1945	4,507 acres (18.24 km²)
Delevan National Wildlife Refuge	Colusa County	1962	5,797 acres (23.46 km²)
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge	Alameda/Santa Clara/San Mateo Counties	1974	30,000 acres (120 km²)
Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge	Santa Cruz County	1975	168 acres (0.68 km²)
Farallon National Wildlife Refuge	Farallon Islands, near San Francisco	1969	41.9 acres (0.170 km²)
Grasslands Wildlife Management Area	Merced County	1979	70,000 acres (280 km²)
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge	Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo Counties	2000	2,553 acres (10.33 km²)
Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge	Ventura County	1974	2,471 acres (10.00 km²)
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge *Lanphere Dunes	Humboldt County	1971	4,000 acres (16 km²)
Kern National Wildlife Refuge	Kern County	1960	1,249 acres (5.05 km²)
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge	Siskiyou County also in Klamath County, Oregon	1908	50,913 acres (206.04 km²)
Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge	Marin County	1992	-
Merced National Wildlife Refuge	Merced County	1951	10,262 acres (41.53 km²)
Modoc National Wildlife Refuge	Modoc County	1961	7,000 acres (28 km²)
North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area	Sacramento Valley	1991	46,460 acres (188.0 km²)
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge	Tulare County	1959	6,939 acres (28.08 km²)
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge	Colusa/Glenn Counties	1937	10,819 acres (43.78 km²)
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge	Butte/Glenn/Tehama Counties	1989	10,146 acres (41.06 km²)
Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge	Monterey County	1974	316 acres (1.28 km²)
San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge	San Diego County	1999	2,620 acres (10.6 km²)
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge	San Diego County	-	11,152 acres (45.13 km²)
San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge	San Joaquin/Stanislaus Counties	1987	7,000 acres (28 km²)
San Luis National Wildlife Refuge	Merced County	1966	26,600 acres (108 km²)
San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge	Napa/Solano/Sonoma Counties	1970	13,190 acres (53.4 km²)
Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge	Orange County	1972	911 acres (3.69 km²)
Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge	Imperial County	1930	2,200 acres (8.9 km²)
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge	Sacramento County	1994	17,641 acres (71.39 km²)
Sutter National Wildlife Refuge	Sutter County	1945	2,591 acres (10.49 km²)
Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge	San Diego County	1980	2,521 acres (10.20 km²)
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Modoc/Siskiyou Counties	1928	39,116 acres (158.30 km²)
Willow Creek-Lurline Wildlife Management Area	Colusa/Glenn Counties	1985	5,795 acres (23.45 km²)

Colorado

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge	Alamosa, Conejos and Costilla Counties	1993	11,169 acres (45.20 km²)
Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge	Jackson County	1967	23,464 acres (94.96 km²)
Baca National Wildlife Refuge	Saguache and Alamosa Counties	2003	78,697 acres (318.48 km²)
Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge	Moffat County	1965	12,150 acres (49.2 km²)
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge	Alamosa and Rio Grande Counties	1953	14,800 acres (60 km²)
Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge	Jefferson County	July 12, 2007	3,953 acres (16.00 km²)
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge	Adams County	1992	15,988 acres (64.70 km²)
Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge	Jefferson County	1992	72.2 acres (0.292 km²)

Connecticut

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge	Connecticut	1972	950 acres (3.8 km²)

Delaware

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge	Kent County	1937	16,251 acres (65.77 km²)
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge	Sussex County	1963	10,144 acres (41.05 km²)

District of Columbia

None

Florida

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge	Brevard County Indian River County	1991	900 acres (3.6 km²)
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge	Palm Beach County	1951	147,392 acres (596.47 km²)
Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge	Lee County	1921	40 acres (0.16 km²)
Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge	Levy County	1929	891 acres (3.61 km²)
Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge	Citrus County Hernando County	1941	31,000 acres (130 km²)
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Monroe County	1980	6,686 acres (27.06 km²)
Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge	Citrus County	1983	80 acres (0.32 km²)
Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge	Hillsborough County	1974	450 acres (1.8 km²)
Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area	Hardee County Highlands County Polk County	1991	900 acres (3.6 km²)
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge	Collier County	1989	26,400 acres (107 km²)
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge	Monroe County	1938	130,187 acres (526.85 km²)
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge	Martin County	1969	1,035 acres (4.19 km²)
Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge	Charlotte County	1908	20 acres (0.081 km²)
J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge	Lee County	1976	5,200 acres (21 km²)
Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge	Monroe County	1957	8,542 acres (34.57 km²)
Key West National Wildlife Refuge	Monroe County	1908	189,497 acres (766.87 km²)
Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge	Highlands County Polk County	1990	1,194 acres (4.83 km²)
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge	Lake County Volusia County	1964	21,574 acres (87.31 km²)
Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge	Dixie County Levy County	1979	53,000 acres (210 km²)
Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge	Lee County	1908	538 acres (2.18 km²)
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	Brevard County	1963	140,000 acres (570 km²)
Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge	Manatee County	1905	64 acres (0.26 km²)
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge	Indian River County	1903-First National Wildlife Refuge in U.S.	5,376 acres (21.76 km²)
Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge	Lee County	1908	601 acres (2.43 km²)
Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge	Pinellas County	1951	394 acres (1.59 km²)
St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge	Brevard County	1971	6,255 acres (25.31 km²)
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge	Jefferson County Taylor County Wakulla County	1931	68,000 acres (280 km²)
St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge	Franklin County Gulf County	1968	12,490 acres (50.5 km²)
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge	Collier County Monroe County	1996	35,000 acres (140 km²)

Georgia

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Lanier County	1985	4,049 acres (16.39 km²)
Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge*	McIntosh County	1924	5,618 acres (22.74 km²)
Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge	Bibb County Twiggs County	1989	6,500 acres (26 km²)
Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge*	McIntosh County	1962	2,762 acres (11.18 km²)
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge	Primarily in Charlton and Ware Counties, Georgia and Baker County, Florida	1937	402,000 acres (1,630 km²)
Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge	Jasper County Jones County	1939	35,000 acres (140 km²)
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge*	Chatham and Effingham Counties, Georgia and Jasper County, South Carolina	1927	29,175 acres (118.07 km²)
Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge*	Chatham County	1969	10,053 acres (40.68 km²)
Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge*	McIntosh County	1930	5,126 acres (20.74 km²)

(*) - Refuge is part of the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex.

Guam

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Guam National Wildlife Refuge	Guam	1993	1,203 acres (4.87 km²)

Hawaiʻi

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge	Island of Hawaiʻi	1985	38,047 acres (153.97 km²)
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge	Island of Kauaʻi	1972	917 acres (3.71 km²)
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge	Hawaiʻi	1909	245,000 acres (990 km²)
Hulē‘ia National Wildlife Refuge	Island of Kauaʻi	1973	241 acres (0.98 km²)
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge	Island of Oʻahu	1976	1,100 acres (4.5 km²)
Kakahai‘a National Wildlife Refuge	Island of Molokaʻi	1977	44 acres (0.18 km²)
Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge	Island of Maui	1992	700 acres (2.8 km²)
Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge	Island of Kauaʻi	1985	203 acres (0.82 km²)
Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge	Island of Oʻahu	2000	4,525 acres (18.31 km²)
Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge	Island of Oʻahu	1972	63 acres (0.25 km²)

Idaho

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge*	Bear Lake County	1968	19,000 acres (77 km²)
Camas National Wildlife Refuge*	Jefferson County	1937	10,578 acres (42.81 km²)
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge	Canyon County Owyhee County Payette County Washington County Malheur County, Oregon Baker County, Oregon	1909	10,548 acres (42.69 km²)
Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge*	Bonneville County Caribou County	1965	19,400 acres (79 km²)
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge	Boundary County	1964	2,774 acres (11.23 km²)
Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge*	Blaine County Cassia County Minidoka County Power County	1909	20,751 acres (83.98 km²)
Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Area	Bannock County Franklin County	1985	1,878 acres (7.60 km²)

(*) - Refuge is part of the Southeast Idaho National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

Illinois

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge	Mason County	1936	4,388 acres (17.76 km²)
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge	Jackson County Union County Williamson County	1947	43,890 acres (177.6 km²)
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge	Alexander County Johnson County Pulaski County Union County	1990	16,000 acres (65 km²)
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge	Fulton County	1993	11,122 acres (45.01 km²)
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge	McHenry County Walworth County, Wisconsin	2012	11,200 acres (45 km²)
Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area	Iroquois County	2016	66 acres (0.27 km²)
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge	Cass County Morgan County	1973	5,255 acres (21.27 km²)
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge	Illinois Missouri	2000	7,000 acres (28 km²)
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge	Illinois Missouri	1958	8,501 acres (34.40 km²)

See also: Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex

Indiana

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge	Jefferson County Jennings County Ripley County	2000	50,000 acres (200 km²)
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge	Jackson County Jennings County Monroe County	1966	7,880 acres (31.9 km²)
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area	Gibson County Pike County	1994	23,962 acres (96.97 km²)

Iowa

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Harrison County Pottawattamie County Washington County, Nebraska	1958	8,362 acres (33.84 km²)
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Illinois Wisconsin	1989	911 acres (3.69 km²)
Iowa Wetland Management District	Covers 15 counties		25,000 acres (100 km²) 75 waterfowl production areas
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge	Jasper County	1990	8,654 acres (35.02 km²)
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge	Louisa County Mercer County, Illinois	1958	1,078 acres (4.36 km²)
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge	Kossuth County	1938	3,334 acres (13.49 km²)

Kansas

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge	Coffey County Lyon County	1966	18,463 acres (74.72 km²)
Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge	Phillips County	1954	10,778 acres (43.62 km²)
Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge	Linn County	1992	7,500 acres (30 km²)
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge	Reno County Rice County Stafford County	1955	22,135 acres (89.58 km²)

Kentucky

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge	Graves County Marshall County McCracken County	1997	8,040 acres (32.5 km²)
Green River National Wildlife Refuge	Henderson County	2019	10 acres (0.040 km²)

Louisiana

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge	Iberville Parish St. Martin Parish	1986	15,220 acres (61.6 km²)
Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge	Concordia Parish	1992	13,200 acres (53 km²)
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge	New Orleans	1990	22,770 acres (92.1 km²)
Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge	St. Mary Parish	2001	9,028 acres (36.54 km²)
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge	St. Tammany Parish	2001	24,000 acres (97 km²)
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Ouachita Parish	1997	4,200 acres (17 km²)
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge	St. Tammany and Washington Parishes, Louisiana and Pearl River County, Mississippi	1980	40,000 acres (160 km²)
Breton National Wildlife Refuge	St. Bernard Parish Plaquemines Parish	1904	13,000 acres (53 km²)
Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge	Cameron Parish	1986	9,621 acres (38.93 km²)
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge	West Feliciana Parish	2000	9,623 acres (38.94 km²)
Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge	Catahoula Parish LaSalle Parish	1958	25,162 acres (101.83 km²)
D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge	Ouachita Parish Union Parish	1986	-
Delta National Wildlife Refuge	Plaquemines Parish	1935	49,000 acres (200 km²)
Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge	Avoyelles Parish	1989	6,077 acres (24.59 km²)
East Cove National Wildlife Refuge	Cameron Parish	1937	14,927 acres (60.41 km²)
Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge	Morehouse Parish	1988	501 acres (2.03 km²)
Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge	Cameron Parish Evangeline Parish	1937	35,000 acres (140 km²)
Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge	Avoyelles Parish	1988	17,500 acres (71 km²)
Louisiana Wetland Management District	20 parishes in northern Louisiana	1990	25,710 acres (104.0 km²)
Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge	Terrebonne Parish	1996	4,416 acres (17.87 km²)
Red River National Wildlife Refuge	Bossier Parish Caddo Parish DeSoto Parish Natchitoches Parish Red River Parish	2001	50,000 acres (200 km²)
Sabine National Wildlife Refuge	Cameron Parish	1937	125,790 acres (509.1 km²)
Shell Keys National Wildlife Refuge	Iberia Parish	1907	-
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge	Franklin Parish Madison Parish Tensas Parish	1998	64,012 acres (259.05 km²)
Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge	Morehouse Parish Union Parish	1978	41,430 acres (167.7 km²)

Maine

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge	Aroostook County	1998	5,252 acres (21.25 km²)
Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area	Waldo County	1966	1,055 acres (4.27 km²)
Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge*	Washington County	1980	1,700 acres (6.9 km²)
Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge*	Knox County	1973	12 acres (0.049 km²)
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge	Washington County	1937	28,751 acres (116.35 km²)
Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge*	Hancock County Washington County	1974	6,367 acres (25.77 km²)
Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge*	Sagadahoc County	1973	10 acres (0.040 km²)
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge	Cumberland County York County	1966	9,125 acres (36.93 km²)
Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge*	Knox County	1972	65 acres (0.26 km²)
Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge	Penobscot County	1988	11,435 acres (46.28 km²)

(*) - part of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

Maryland

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge*	Dorchester County	1933	28,894.35 acres (116.9313 km²)
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge*	Kent County	1962	2,285 acres (9.25 km²)
Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge*	Somerset County Accomack County, Virginia	1954	4,548 acres (18.41 km²)
Patuxent Research Refuge [1]	Anne Arundel County Prince George's County	1936	12,800 acres (52 km²)
Susquehanna River National Wildlife Refuge*	Harford County	1944	3.79 acres (0.0153 km²)

(*) - part of Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

Massachusetts

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge	Sudbury	2005	2,230 acres (9.0 km²)
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge	Sudbury	1944	250 acres (1.0 km²)
Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge	Mashpee	1995	341.65 acres (1.3826 km²)
Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge	Plymouth	1983	195 acres (0.79 km²)
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge	Barnstable County	1944	7,604 acres (30.77 km²)
Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge	Nantucket	1973	24 acres (0.097 km²)
Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge	Nomans Land	1998	640 acres (2.6 km²)
Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge	Middlesex County Worcester County	1974	1,667 acres (6.75 km²)
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge	Plum Island	1942	4,662 acres (18.87 km²)
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge	Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire Vermont	1997	31,216 acres (126.33 km²)
Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge	Thacher Island	1972	22 acres (0.089 km²)

Michigan

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge	Detroit River Lake Erie	2001	5,868 acres (23.75 km²)
Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge	Lake Huron	1983	695 acres (2.81 km²)
Huron National Wildlife Refuge	Lake Superior	1905	147 acres (0.59 km²)
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area	Lower Peninsula of Michigan	1980	6,684 acres (27.05 km²)
Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge	Lake Michigan Lake Huron	1943	744 acres (3.01 km²)
Michigan Wetland Management District	Lower Peninsula of Michigan	1980	664 acres (2.69 km²)
Seney National Wildlife Refuge	Schoolcraft County	1935	95,265 acres (385.52 km²)
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge	Saginaw County	1953	9,870 acres (39.9 km²)

Minnesota

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge	Marshall County	1937	61,500 acres (249 km²)
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge	Big Stone County Lac qui Parle County	1975	11,586 acres (46.89 km²)
Big Stone Wetland Management District	Lincoln County Lyon County	1975	3,000 acres (12 km²)
Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge	Morrison County	1992	13,540 acres (54.8 km²)
Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District	Northwestern Minnesota	1953	53,000 acres (210 km²)
Fergus Falls Wetland Management District	West Central Minnesota	1962	72,699 acres (294.20 km²)
Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge	Polk County	2004	37,756 acres (152.79 km²)
Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge	Becker County	1989	5,944 acres (24.05 km²)
Litchfield Wetland Management District	Central Minnesota	1978	36,000 acres (150 km²)
Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge	Mille Lacs County	1915	0.57 acres (0.0023 km²)
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge	Carver County Dakota County Hennepin County Le Sueur County Scott County Sibley County	1976	14,000 acres (57 km²)
Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District	Southeastern Minnesota	1988	8,000 acres (32 km²)
Morris Wetland Management District	West Central Minnesota		50,000 acres (200 km²)
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge	Minnesota Iowa	2000	5,000 acres (20 km²)
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Aitkin County	1935	18,208 acres (73.69 km²)
Rydell National Wildlife Refuge	Polk County	1992	2,120 acres (8.6 km²)
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge	Sherburne County	1965	30,700 acres (124 km²)
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge	Becker County	1938	42,724 acres (172.90 km²)
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge	Upper Mississippi River in: Illinois Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin	1924	240,000 acres (970 km²)
Windom Wetland Management District	South Central Minnesota	-	14,000 acres (57 km²)

Mississippi

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge	Quitman County Tallahatchie County	2000	2,069 acres (8.37 km²)
Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge	Bolivar County	1990	9,691 acres (39.22 km²)
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge	Jackson County Mobile County, Alabama	1992	32,000 acres (130 km²)
Hillside National Wildlife Refuge	Holmes County	1975	15,572 acres (63.02 km²)
Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge	Washington County	2004	1,400 acres (5.7 km²)
Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge	Leflore County	1980	2,418 acres (9.79 km²)
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge	Jackson County	1975	19,000 acres (77 km²)
Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge	Holmes County	1977	7,383 acres (29.88 km²)
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge	Yazoo County	1978	38,697 acres (156.60 km²)
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge	Noxubee County Oktibbeha County Winston County	1940	48,000 acres (190 km²)
St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge	Adams County	1990	34,256 acres (138.63 km²)
Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge	Grenada County Tallahatchie County	1990	4,199 acres (16.99 km²)
Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge	Holmes County Humphreys County Leflore County Sharkey County Warren County Washington County	2004	-
Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge	Washington County	1936	12,941 acres (52.37 km²)

Missouri

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge	Missouri River	1994	16,700 acres (68 km²)
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge	Pike County	1964	3,750 acres (15.2 km²)
Great River National Wildlife Refuge	Clark County Lewis County Adams County, Illinois Pike County, Illinois	1958	11,600 acres (47 km²)
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge	Holt County	1935	7,415 acres (30.01 km²)
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge	Stoddard County Wayne County	1944	21,676 acres (87.72 km²)
Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge	Lawrence County	1991	40 acres (0.16 km²)
Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge	Iron County	1987	90 acres (0.36 km²)
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Chariton County	1937	10,795 acres (43.69 km²)

Montana

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Cascade County	1929	12,459 acres (50.42 km²)
Benton Lake Wetland Management District	Montana	1975	16,000 acres (65 km²)
Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge	Blaine County	1938	1,308 acres (5.29 km²)
Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge	Phillips County	1936	15,551 acres (62.93 km²)
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge	Fergus County Garfield County McCone County Petroleum County Phillips County Valley County	1936	915,814 acres (3,706.17 km²)
Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge	Hill County	1941	2,728 acres (11.04 km²)
Grass Lake National Wildlife Refuge (formerly Halfbreed Lake NWR)	Stillwater County	1987	4,318 acres (17.47 km²)
Hailstone National Wildlife Refuge	Stillwater County	1942	2,700 acres (11 km²)
Hewitt Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Phillips County	1938	1,360 acres (5.5 km²)
Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge	Musselshell County	1941	16,814 acres (68.04 km²)
Lake Thibadeau National Wildlife Refuge	Hill County	1937	3,868 acres (15.65 km²)
Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge	Wibaux County	1942	800 acres (3.2 km²)
Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge	Ravalli County	1964	2,800 acres (11 km²)
Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge	Flathead County	1999	8,834 acres (35.75 km²)
Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Sheridan County Roosevelt County	1935	31,533 acres (127.61 km²)
Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge	Lake County	1921	4,027 acres (16.30 km²)
Northwest Montana Wetland Management District	Montana	1970	14,752 acres (59.70 km²)
Pablo National Wildlife Refuge	Lake County	1921	2,473 acres (10.01 km²)
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge	Beaverhead County	1932	65,810 acres (266.3 km²)
Swan River National Wildlife Refuge	Lake County	1973	1,568 acres (6.35 km²)
UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge	Phillips County	1969	56,048 acres (226.82 km²)
War Horse National Wildlife Refuge	Petroleum County	1958	3,392 acres (13.73 km²)

Nebraska

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge	Washington County	1992	4,040 acres (16.3 km²)
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Garden County	1931	45,818 acres (185.42 km²)
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge	Cherry County	1912	19,131 acres (77.42 km²)
John and Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge	Rock County	1999	2,400 acres (9.7 km²)
North Platte National Wildlife Refuge	Scotts Bluff County	1916	5,047 acres (20.42 km²)
Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District	South Central Nebraska	1963	22,864 acres (92.53 km²)
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge	Cherry County	1935	71,516 acres (289.41 km²)

Nevada

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge	Washoe County	1913	247 acres (1.00 km²)
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge^	Nye County	1984	23,000 acres (93 km²)
Desert National Wildlife Refuge^	Clark County Lincoln County	1936	1,615,000 acres (6,540 km²)
Fallon National Wildlife Refuge	Churchill County	1931	15,000 acres (61 km²)
Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge^	Clark County	1979	106 acres (0.43 km²)
Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge^	Lincoln County	1963	5,380 acres (21.8 km²)
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Elko County White Pine County	1938	37,632 acres (152.29 km²)
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge^^	Humboldt County Washoe County Lake County, Oregon	1931	573,504 acres (2,320.89 km²)
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge	Churchill County	1949	79,570 acres (322.0 km²)

(^) = managed as part of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, headquartered in Las Vegas
(^^) = managed as part of the Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex, headquartered in Lakeview, Oregon

New Hampshire

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge	Rockingham County	1992	1,116 acres (4.52 km²)
John Hay National Wildlife Refuge	Merrimack County	1987	164 acres (0.66 km²)
Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge	Coös County Oxford County, Maine	1992	25,650 acres (103.8 km²)
Wapack National Wildlife Refuge	Hillsborough County	1972	1,672 acres (6.77 km²)

New Jersey

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge	Cape May County	1989	21,200 acres (86 km²)
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge	Atlantic County Ocean County	1984	47,437 acres (191.97 km²)
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge	Morris County	1960	7,800 acres (32 km²)
Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge	Salem County	1974	3,230 acres (13.1 km²)
Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge	Sussex County Orange County, New York	1990	5,100 acres (21 km²)

New Mexico

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Chaves County	1937	24,563 acres (99.40 km²)
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge	Socorro County	1939	57,331 acres (232.01 km²)
Grulla National Wildlife Refuge	Roosevelt County Bailey County, Texas	1969	3,264 acres (13.21 km²)
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge	San Miguel County	1965	8,672 acres (35.09 km²)
Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge	Mora County	2012	4,224 acres (17.09 km²)
Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge	Colfax County	1965	3,699 acres (14.97 km²)
San Andres National Wildlife Refuge	Doña Ana County	1941	57,215 acres (231.54 km²)
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge	Socorro County	1973	230,000 acres (930 km²)
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge	Bernalillo County	2012	570 acres (2.3 km²)

New York

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge*	Suffolk County	1968	36 acres (0.15 km²)
Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge*	Suffolk County	1971	60 acres (0.24 km²)
Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge*	Suffolk County	1954	187 acres (0.76 km²)
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge	Genesee County Orleans County	1958	10,828 acres (43.82 km²)
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge	Seneca County	1937	10,004 acres (40.48 km²)
Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge*	Nassau County	1968	3,209 acres (12.99 km²)
Sayville National Wildlife Refuge*	Suffolk County	1992	127 acres (0.51 km²)
Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge*	Suffolk County	1968	196 acres (0.79 km²)
Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge	Ulster County	1999	597 acres (2.42 km²)
Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge*	Suffolk County	1967	80 acres (0.32 km²)
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge*	Suffolk County	1947	2,550 acres (10.3 km²)

(*) = Refuge is part of the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

North Carolina

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge^	Dare County Hyde County	1984	152,000 acres (620 km²)
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge^^	Carteret County	1964	14,480 acres (58.6 km²)
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge^	Currituck County	1984	8,316 acres (33.65 km²)
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge^	Currituck County Virginia Beach, Virginia	1960	8,231 acres (33.31 km²)
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge^^	Hyde County	1934	50,173 acres (203.04 km²)
Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge	Ashe County	2015	39 acres (0.16 km²)
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge^	Dare County	1938	31,534 acres (127.61 km²)
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge	Anson County Richmond County	1963	8,443 acres (34.17 km²)
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge^	Hyde County Tyrrell County Washington County	1963	110,106 acres (445.58 km²)
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge^	Bertie County	1989	20,978 acres (84.89 km²)
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge^^	Hyde County	1932	16,411 acres (66.41 km²)

(^) = Refuge is part of the North Carolina Coastal Plain National Wildlife Refuge Complex
(^^) = Refuge is part of the Mattamuskeet, Swanquarter and Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex

North Dakota

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Appert Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Emmons County	1930s	1,978 acres (8.00 km²) Easement on private land
Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge^^^	Walsh County	1939	3,084 acres (12.48 km²) Easement on private land
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge^	Stutsman County	1935	15,934 acres (64.48 km²)
Arrowwood Wetland Management District^	Eddy County Foster County	1961	6,162 acres (24.94 km²)
Audubon National Wildlife Refuge^^	McLean County	1956 (renamed 1967)	14,735 acres (59.63 km²)
Audubon Wetland Management District^^	McLean County Sheridan County	1950s	155,000 acres (630 km²) 84 waterfowl production areas
Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge	LaMoure County	1939	1,978 acres (8.00 km²) Easement on private land
Brumba National Wildlife Refuge	Towner County	1939	Easement on private land
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (North Dakota)	Pierce County		Easement on private land
Camp Lake National Wildlife Refuge	McLean County		585 acres (2.37 km²) Easement on private land
Canfield Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Burleigh County		1,978 acres (8.00 km²) Easement on private land
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge^	Stutsman County	1908	4,385 acres (17.75 km²)
Chase Lake Wetland Management District^	Stutsman County Wells County	1993	162,925 acres (659.33 km²) 135 waterfowl production areas
Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge	McHenry County	1939	Easement on private land
Crosby Wetland Management District^^^^^^	Burke County Divide County Williams County	1962	21,219 acres (85.87 km²) 90 waterfowl production areas
Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Dickey County	1939	2,784 acres (11.27 km²) Easement on private land
Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge^^^^^^	Burke County Ward County	1935	19,500 acres (79 km²)
Devils Lake Wetland Management District^^^	Benson County Cavalier County Grand Forks County Pembina County Ramsey County Towner County Walsh County		258,000 acres (1,040 km²) 257 waterfowl production areas
Florence Lake National Wildlife Refuge^^^^^	Burleigh County	1939	1,888.2 acres (7.641 km²)
Half-Way Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Stutsman County	1939	160 acres (0.65 km²) Easement on private land
Hiddenwood National Wildlife Refuge	McLean County	1939	675 acres (2.73 km²) Easement on private land
Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Barnes County	1939	2,077 acres (8.41 km²) Easement on private land
Hutchinson Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Kidder County		Easement on private land
J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge^^^^	Bottineau County McHenry County	1935	58,700 acres (238 km²)
J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District^^^^	Bottineau County McHenry County Pierce County Renville County Rolette County	1966	185,090 acres (749.0 km²)
Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Eddy County Nelson County	1939	2,002 acres (8.10 km²) Easement on private land
Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge^^^	Grand Forks County	1936	2,146 acres (8.68 km²)
Kulm Wetland Management District	Dickey County LaMoure County Logan County McIntosh County	1971	279,184 acres (1,129.82 km²) 200 waterfowl production areas
Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge^^^	Ramsey County	1935	8,512 acres (34.45 km²)
Lake George National Wildlife Refuge	Stutsman County	1939	Easement on private land
Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge^^	Dunn County	1939	4,000 acres (16 km²)
Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge^^	McLean County	1939	1,285 acres (5.20 km²)
Lake Otis National Wildlife Refuge	McLean County		320 acres (1.3 km²) Easement on private land
Lake Patricia National Wildlife Refuge	Morton County	1939	800 acres (3.2 km²) Easement on private land
Lake Zahl National Wildlife Refuge^^^^^^	Williams County	1939	3,823 acres (15.47 km²)
Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Nelson County	1939	Easement on private land
Little Goose National Wildlife Refuge	Grand Forks County		Easement on private land
Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge^^^^^	Burleigh County	1932	22,300 acres (90 km²)
Long Lake Wetland Management District^^^^^	Kidder County Burleigh County Emmons County	1950s	100,000 acres (400 km²)
Lords Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Bottineau County		Easement on private land
Lost Lake National Wildlife Refuge	McLean County		960 acres (3.9 km²) Easement on private land
Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge^^^^^^	Burke County Mountrail County	1940	27,589 acres (111.65 km²)
Lostwood Wetland Management District^^^^^^	Mountrail County Ward County	1961	Scattered small tracts
Maple River National Wildlife Refuge	Dickey County	1939	414 acres (1.68 km²) Federal land 1,120 acres (4.5 km²) Easement on private land
McLean National Wildlife Refuge	McLean County	1939 (as Lake Susie NWR)	760 acres (3.1 km²)
Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Benson County	1939	1,000 acres (4.0 km²) Easement on private land
Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge	Grant County	760	800 acres (3.2 km²) Easement on private land
Rabb Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Rolette County		Easement on private land
Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Towner County	1939	Easement on private land
Rose Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Nelson County	1948	872.1 acres (3.529 km²) Easement on private land
School Section Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Rolette County	1935	Easement on private land
Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge^^^^^^	Mountrail County	1939	1,835 acres (7.43 km²)
Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Griggs County		1,077 acres (4.36 km²) Easement on private land
Silver Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Benson County	1938	398.76 acres (1.6137 km²) Easement on private land
Slade National Wildlife Refuge^^^^^	Kidder County	1940	3,000 acres (12 km²)
Snyder Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Towner County	1941	Easement on private land
Springwater National Wildlife Refuge	Emmons County		Easement on private land
Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge^^	Slope County	1941	730 acres (3.0 km²) federal land 1,600 acres (6.5 km²) easement on private land
Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge	Barnes County	1941	1,120 acres (4.5 km²) Federal land 880 acres (3.6 km²) Easement on private land
Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Sargent County		Easement on private land
Stump Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Nelson County	1905	Currently under water
Sunburst Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Emmons County		328 acres (1.33 km²) Easement on private land
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge^^^^^^^	Sargent County	1945	8,343 acres (33.76 km²)
Tewaukon Wetland Management District^^^^^^^^	Ransom County Richland County Sargent County		49,000 acres (200 km²)
Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge	Barnes County		440 acres (1.8 km²) Easement on private land
Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge^^^^^^^	Renville County Ward County	1932	32,092 acres (129.87 km²)
Valley City Wetland Management District^	Barnes County Cass County Griggs County Steele County Traill County	1971	89,000 acres (360 km²) 82 waterfowl production areas
White Lake National Wildlife Refuge^^	Slope County	1941	1,040 acres (4.2 km²)
White Horse Hill National Game Preserve^^^	Benson County	1904	1,674 acres (6.77 km²)
Wild Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Sargent County		Easement on private land
Willow Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Rolette County		Easement on private land
Wintering River National Wildlife Refuge	McHenry County		Easement on private land
Wood Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Benson County	1935	Easement on private land

(^) = managed by the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex
(^^) = managed by the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Complex
(^^^) = managed by the Devils Lake Wetland Management District
(^^^^) = managed by the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge Complex
(^^^^^) = managed by the Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex
(^^^^^^) = managed by the Lostwood Wetland Management District Complex
(^^^^^^^) = managed by the Souris River Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex
(^^^^^^^^) = managed by the Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Complex

Northern Mariana Islands

None

Ohio

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge^	Lucas County	1965	2,449.77 acres (9.9139 km²)
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge^	Lucas County Ottawa County	1961	6,857.91 acres (27.7530 km²)
West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge^	Lucas County	1937	77 acres (0.31 km²)

(^) = managed by the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex

Oklahoma

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge	Okmulgee County	1993	9,748 acres (39.45 km²)
Little River National Wildlife Refuge	McCurtain County	1987	13,660 acres (55.3 km²)
Optima National Wildlife Refuge	Texas County	1975	4,333 acres (17.54 km²)
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge	Adair County Cherokee County Delaware County Ottawa County	1986	4,200 acres (17 km²)
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge	Alfalfa County	1930	32,197 acres (130.30 km²)
Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge	Haskell County Muskogee County Sequoyah County	1970	20,800 acres (84 km²)
Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge	Johnston County Marshall County	1946	16,464 acres (66.63 km²)
Washita National Wildlife Refuge	Custer County	1961	8,075 acres (32.68 km²)
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge	Comanche County	1901	59,020 acres (238.8 km²)

Oregon

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge	Marion County	1965	2,796 acres (11.32 km²)
Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge	Coos County	1983	864 acres (3.50 km²)
Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge	Polk County	1965	2,492 acres (10.08 km²)
Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge	Klamath County	1978	4,200 acres (17 km²)
Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge	Tillamook County	1938	138.51 acres (0.5605 km²)
Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge	Umatilla County	1909	3,117 acres (12.61 km²)
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge	Malheur County Baker County Canyon County, Idaho Owyhee County, Idaho Payette County, Idaho Washington County, Idaho	1909	10,548 acres (42.69 km²)
Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge	Lake County	1936	270,608 acres (1,095.11 km²)
Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer	Clatsop County Columbia County Wahkiakum County, Washington	1972	5,600 acres (23 km²)
Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge	Klamath County	1958	40,885 acres (165.46 km²)
Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge	Clatsop County	1972	12,167 acres (49.24 km²)
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge	Klamath County Siskiyou County, California	1908	187,757 acres (759.83 km²)
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge	Harney County	1908	187,757 acres (759.83 km²)
McKay Creek National Wildlife Refuge	Umatilla County	1991	1,836.5 acres (7.432 km²)
Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge	Tillamook County	1991	1,202 acres (4.86 km²)
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge	Oregon Coast	1935	1,083 acres (4.38 km²)
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge	Lake County Humboldt County, Nevada Washoe County, Nevada	1931	573,504 acres (2,320.89 km²)
Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge	Lincoln County	1991	568 acres (2.30 km²)
Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge	Tillamook County	1907	15 acres (0.061 km²)
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge	Washington County Yamhill County	1992	1,856 acres (7.51 km²)
Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge	Morrow County Benton County, Washington	1969	23,783 acres (96.25 km²)
Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge	Klamath County	1928	14,400 acres (58 km²)
Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Washington County Yamhill County	2013	4,310 acres (17.4 km²)
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge	Benton County	1964	5,706 acres (23.09 km²)

See also:
- Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges Complex (CA and OR)
- Mid-Columbia River National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex (NV and OR)
- Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex

Pennsylvania

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge	Monroe County	2008	185 acres (0.75 km²)
Erie National Wildlife Refuge	Crawford County	1959	8,800 acres (36 km²)
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum	Delaware County Philadelphia County	1972	1,200 acres (4.9 km²)

Puerto Rico

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge	Cabo Rojo	1974	1,836 acres (7.43 km²)
Culebra National Wildlife Refuge	Isla Culebra	1909	1,450 acres (5.9 km²)
Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge	Mayagüez	1976	360 acres (1.5 km²)
Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge	Lajas	1989	1,059 acres (4.29 km²)
Vieques National Wildlife Refuge	Isla de Vieques	2001	17,771 acres (71.92 km²)

All National Wildlife Refuges in Puerto Rico are managed by the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex

Rhode Island

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Block Island National Wildlife Refuge	Washington County	1973	127 acres (0.51 km²)
John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge	Washington County	1988	317 acres (1.28 km²)
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge	Washington County	1970	900 acres (3.6 km²)
Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge	Newport County	1970	242 acres (0.98 km²)
Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge	Washington County	1974	787 acres (3.18 km²)

All National Wildlife Refuges in Rhode Island are managed by the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex

South Carolina

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge^	Charleston County	1932	66,287 acres (268.25 km²)
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge	Chesterfield County	1939	45,348 acres (183.52 km²)
Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge^	Beaufort County Charleston County Colleton County Hampton County	1990	11,815 acres (47.81 km²)
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge^^	Beaufort County	1975	4,053 acres (16.40 km²)
Santee National Wildlife Refuge^^	Clarendon County	1941	15,000 acres (61 km²)
Tybee National Wildlife Refuge^^	Jasper County	1938	100 acres (0.40 km²)
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge^	Georgetown County Horry County Marion County	1997	22,931 acres (92.80 km²)

(^) = Refuge is part of the South Carolina Lowcountry National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
(^^) = Refuge is part of the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex, administered in Georgia.

South Dakota

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge	Meade County	1935	374 acres (1.51 km²)
Huron Wetland Management District	Central South Dakota	1992	17,518 acres (70.89 km²)
Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge	Gregory County Boyd County, Nebraska	1974	1,085 acres (4.39 km²)
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge	Bennett County	1935	16,410 acres (66.4 km²)
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge	Charles Mix County	1936	5,638 acres (22.82 km²)
Lake Andes Wetland Management District	Southeast South Dakota	1961	82,731 acres (334.80 km²)
Madison Wetland Management District	East Central South Dakota	1969	129,700 acres (525 km²)
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Brown County	1935	21,498 acres (87.00 km²)
Sand Lake Wetland Management District	North Central South Dakota	1961	45,000 acres (180 km²)
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge	Day County	1935	4,650 acres (18.8 km²)
Waubay Wetland Management District	Northeast South Dakota	1935	40,000 acres (160 km²)

Tennessee

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge^	Lauderdale County	1985	25,006 acres (101.20 km²)
Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge	Stewart County	1962	8,862 acres (35.86 km²)
Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge	Hardeman County Haywood County	1964	11,556 acres (46.77 km²)
Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge^	Lake County	1938	1,846 acres (7.47 km²)
Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge^	Lauderdale County Tipton County	1980	9,451 acres (38.25 km²)
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge^	Lake County Obion County Fulton County, Kentucky	1941	10,428 acres (42.20 km²)
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge	Benton County Decatur County Henry County Humphreys County	1945	51,359 acres (207.84 km²)

(^) = managed as part of the West Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

Texas

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge	Chambers County	1963	37,000 acres (150 km²)
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge	Aransas County Calhoun County Refugio County	1937	114,657 acres (464.00 km²)
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge	Colorado County	1972	10,528 acres (42.61 km²)
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge	Burnet County Travis County Williamson County	1992	46,080 acres (186.5 km²)
Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge	Matagorda County	1983	5,000 acres (20 km²)
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge	Brazoria County	1969	44,414 acres (179.74 km²)
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Randall County	1958	7,680 acres (31.1 km²)
Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Harrison County	2000	8,493 acres (34.37 km²)
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge	Grayson County	1946	11,320 acres (45.8 km²)
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge	Cameron County Willacy County	1946	65,096 acres (263.43 km²)
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge	Cameron County Hidalgo County Starr County Zapata County	1979	90,788 acres (367.41 km²)
McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge	Jefferson County	1980	58,861 acres (238.20 km²)
Moody National Wildlife Refuge	Chambers County		3,517 acres (14.23 km²) (Easement on private land)
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge	Bailey County	1935	6,440 acres (26.1 km²)
Neches River National Wildlife Refuge	Anderson County Cherokee County	2006	4,404 acres (17.82 km²)
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge	Brazoria County Matagorda County	1969	45,730 acres (185.1 km²)
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge	Hidalgo County	1943	2,088 acres (8.45 km²)
Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge	Jefferson County	1979	8,972 acres (36.31 km²)
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge	Harrison County	1994	30,000 acres (120 km²)

U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

Map of the Hawaiian and Remote Pacific Islands

Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex (in PR, the UM and VI)
- Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge
Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge (in Hawaii)
- Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges (in the UM)

Utah

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge	Box Elder County	1928	79,000 acres (320 km²)
Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge	Juab County	1959	17,992 acres (72.81 km²)
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge	Uintah County	1960	11,987 acres (48.51 km²)

Vermont

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge	Franklin County	1943	6,642 acres (26.88 km²)

Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge	St. Thomas	1969	45 acres (0.18 km²)
Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge	St. Croix	1977	14 acres (0.057 km²)
Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge	St. Croix	1984	360 acres (1.5 km²)

National Wildlife Refuges in the U.S. Virgin Islands are managed by the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex.

Virginia

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge	Virginia Beach	1938	9,062 acres (36.67 km²)
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge	Accomack County Worcester County, Maryland	1943	14,000 acres (57 km²)
Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge	Northampton County	1984	1,127 acres (4.56 km²)
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge^^	Fairfax County	1969	2,277 acres (9.21 km²)
Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge^^	Prince William County	1970	325 acres (1.32 km²)
Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge	Northampton County	1973	1,850 acres (7.5 km²)
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge	Chesapeake Suffolk Camden County, North Carolina Gates County, North Carolina Pasquotank County, North Carolina	1974	112,000 acres (450 km²)
James River National Wildlife Refuge^	Prince George County	1991	4,200 acres (17 km²)
Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge	Suffolk	1973	411 acres (1.66 km²)
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge^^	Prince William County	1998	644 acres (2.61 km²)
Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge^	Poquoson	1972	3,501 acres (14.17 km²)
Presquile National Wildlife Refuge^	Chesterfield County	1953	1,329 acres (5.38 km²)
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge^	Caroline County Essex County King George County Richmond County	1996	9,030 acres (36.5 km²)
Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge	Wallops Island, Accomack County	1975	373 acres (1.51 km²)

(^) = Refuge a part of the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
(^^) = Refuge a part of the Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

Washington

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge	Thurston County Pierce County	1974	4,529 acres (18.33 km²)
Columbia National Wildlife Refuge	Adams County Grant County	1944	29,596 acres (119.77 km²)
Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Klickitat County	1964	7,072 acres (28.62 km²)
Copalis National Wildlife Refuge^	Grays Harbor County	1907	60.8 acres (0.246 km²)
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge^	Clallam County	1915	772.52 acres (3.1263 km²)
Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge^	Clallam County	1907	125 acres (0.51 km²)
Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Skamania County	1990	551.73 acres (2.2328 km²)
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge	Grays Harbor County	1990	1,471.38 acres (5.9545 km²)
Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer	Wahkiakum County Clatsop County, Oregon Columbia County, Oregon	1972	5,600 acres (23 km²)
Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge	Pend Oreille County Stevens County	1939	42,593.57 acres (172.3701 km²)
McNary National Wildlife Refuge	Walla Walla County	1956	14,664.54 acres (59.3453 km²)
Pierce National Wildlife Refuge	Skamania County	1983	329.38 acres (1.3330 km²)
Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge^	Jefferson County	1982	659.31 acres (2.6681 km²)
Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge^	Clallam County Jefferson County	1907	300.2 acres (1.215 km²)
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge	Clark County	1965	5,228.1 acres (21.157 km²)
Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge/Hanford Reach National Monument	Adams County Benton County Franklin County Grant County	2000	194,451 acres (786.92 km²)
San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge^	San Juan County	1976	454 acres (1.84 km²)
Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Clark County	1987	1,049 acres (4.25 km²)
Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge	Yakima County	1964	1,978 acres (8.00 km²)
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge	Spokane County	1937	18,684.98 acres (75.6154 km²)
Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge	Benton County Morrow County, Oregon	1969	23,783 acres (96.25 km²)
Willapa National Wildlife Refuge	Pacific County	1937	11,000 acres (45 km²)

(^) = Refuge a part of the Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

West Virginia

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
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	2,664.54 acres (10.7830 km²)

Wisconsin

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge	Grant County Richland County Illinois Iowa	1989	812 acres (3.29 km²)
Fox River National Wildlife Refuge	Marquette County	1979	1,054 acres (4.27 km²)
Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge	Door County	1913	28 acres (0.11 km²)
Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge	Door County, Delta County, Michigan	1912	330 acres (1.3 km²)
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge	Walworth County	2012	11 acres (0.045 km²)
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge	Dodge County Fond du Lac County	1941	21,400 acres (87 km²)
Leopold Wetland Management District	Southeastern Wisconsin	1993	13,000 acres (53 km²)
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge	Juneau County	1939	43,696 acres (176.83 km²)
St. Croix Wetland Management District	West Central Wisconsin	1992	7,500 acres (30 km²)
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge	Buffalo County Trempealeau County	1936	6,226 acres (25.20 km²)
Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge	Bayfield County	1999	329 acres (1.33 km²)

Wyoming

Refuge Name	Location	Date Established	Area
Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge	Albany County	1932	1,116 acres (4.52 km²)
Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge	Lincoln County	1993	26,657 acres (107.88 km²)
Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Albany County	1932	1,968 acres (7.96 km²)
Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Albany County	1993	1,776 acres (7.19 km²)
National Elk Refuge	Teton County	1912	25,000 acres (100 km²)
Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge	Carbon County Natrona County	1909	16,807 acres (68.02 km²)
Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge	Sweetwater County	1965	27,230 acres (110.2 km²)

List of National Wildlife Refuges facts for kids

See also