List of National Wildlife Refuges

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As of 2022, there are 588 National Wildlife Refuges in the United States,[1] with the addition of the Green River National Wildlife Refuge.[2] 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.[3][4] 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:

  • Alaska Region (Region 7)
More information Refuge Name, Location ...
Refuge Name Location State Date Established Area
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge[5] Baldwin County AL 1980 6,816 acres (27.58 km2)
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Bibb County AL September 25, 2002 2,997 acres (12.13 km2)[6]
Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge Choctaw County AL 1964 4,218 acres (17.07 km2)
Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge Barbour County, Alabama
Stewart County, Georgia
AL 1964 11,184 acres (45.26 km2)[7]
Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge Jackson County AL 1981 199 acres (0.81 km2)
Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge Lauderdale County AL January 3, 1997 1,060 acres (4.3 km2)[8]
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge Calhoun County AL May 29, 2003 9,016 acres (36.49 km2)
Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge Jackson County AL 1978 264 acres (1.07 km2)
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge Jefferson County AL 1980 24 acres (0.097 km2)
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Morgan County, Limestone County, and
Madison County
AL 1938 35,000 acres (140 km2)[9]
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK December 2, 1980[10] 3,421,420 acres (13,846.0 km2)
Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK December 2, 1980 3,574,259 acres (14,464.51 km2)
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK December 6, 1960[11] 19,287,042 acres (78,051.89 km2)
Becharof National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK December 2, 1980[12] 1,200,419.52 acres (4,857.9254 km2)
Innoko National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK December 2, 1980[13] 3,850,800.94 acres (15,583.6385 km2)
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK December 2, 1980[14] 315,000 acres (1,270 km2)
Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK December 2, 1980[15] 1,637,000 acres (6,620 km2)
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK December 2, 1980[15] 1,912,470.47 acres (7,739.4934 km2)[16]
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK August 19, 1941[17] 1,880,891.52 acres (7,611.6979 km2)[16]
Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK 1980 3,550,159.96 acres (14,366.9876 km2)[16]
Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK 1980 1,560,239.99 acres (6,314.0672 km2)[16]
Selawik National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK December 2, 1980 2,150,561.94 acres (8,703.0154 km2)[16]
Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK December 2, 1980 700,286.95 acres (2,833.9607 km2)[16]
Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK December 2, 1980 4,104,246.80 acres (16,609.2975 km2)[16]
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK December 2, 1980 19,226,606.25 acres (77,807.3150 km2)[16]
Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge Alaska AK December 2, 1980 8,636,951.06 acres (34,952.5009 km2)[16]
Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge Rose Atoll AS 1973 39,066 acres (158.09 km2)[18]
Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge La Paz and Mojave Counties AZ 1993[19] 6,105 acres (24.71 km2)
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge Pima County AZ 1985 117,107 acres (473.92 km2)
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge Yuma County AZ 1939 860,010 acres (3,480.3 km2)
Cibola National Wildlife Refuge LaPaz County, Arizona
Imperial County, California
AZ 1964 16,627 acres (67.29 km2)
Havasu National Wildlife Refuge Mojave County, Arizona
San Bernardino County, California
AZ 1941 37,515 acres (151.82 km2)
Imperial National Wildlife Refuge LaPaz and Yuma Counties, Arizona
Imperial County, California
AZ 1941 25,768 acres (104.28 km2)[20]
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Yuma and LaPaz Counties AZ 1939 665,400 acres (2,693 km2)
Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge Cochise County AZ 1988 2,770 acres (11.2 km2)
San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge Cochise County AZ 1982 2,309 acres (9.34 km2)
Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge White County AR 1993 15,022 acres (60.79 km2)[21]
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge Mississippi County AR 1915 11,038 acres (44.67 km2)[22]
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge Woodruff County and several others AR 1986 67,500 acres (273 km2)[23]
Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge Union, Ashley, and Bradley Counties AR 1970 64,902 acres (262.65 km2)
Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge Pope and Yell Counties AR 1957 7,057 acres (28.56 km2)[24]
Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge Benton County AR March 14, 1989 123 acres (0.50 km2)[25]
Overflow National Wildlife Refuge Ashley County AR 1980 13,973 acres (56.55 km2)[26]
Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge Sevier County AR 1994 27,300 acres (110 km2)
Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge Crittenden County AR January 1961 5,484 acres (22.19 km2)
White River National Wildlife Refuge Monroe County and several others AR 1935 160,756 acres (650.56 km2)
Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge Contra Costa County CA 1980 55 acres (0.22 km2)[27]
Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge Kern County CA 1985 14,097 acres (57.05 km2)[28]
Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge Tulare County CA 1982 897 acres (3.63 km2)[29]
Butte Sink Wildlife Management Area Butte/Colusa/Sutter Counties CA 1980 11,044 acres (44.69 km2)[30]
Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge Del Norte County CA 1979 14 acres (0.057 km2)[31]
Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge Modoc County CA 1911 46,460 acres (188.0 km2)[32]
Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge Riverside County CA 1985 3,709 acres (15.01 km2)[33]
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge Colusa County CA 1945 4,507 acres (18.24 km2)[34]
Delevan National Wildlife Refuge Colusa County CA 1962 5,797 acres (23.46 km2)[35]
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Alameda/Santa Clara/San Mateo Counties CA 1974 30,000 acres (120 km2)[36]
Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge Santa Cruz County CA 1975 168 acres (0.68 km2)[37]
Farallon National Wildlife Refuge Farallon Islands, near San Francisco CA 1969 41.9 acres (0.170 km2)[38]
Grasslands Wildlife Management Area Merced County CA 1979 70,000 acres (280 km2)[39]
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo Counties CA 2000 2,553 acres (10.33 km2)[40]
Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Ventura County CA 1974 2,471 acres (10.00 km2)[41]
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
*Lanphere Dunes
Humboldt County CA 1971 4,000 acres (16 km2)[42]
Kern National Wildlife Refuge Kern County CA 1960 1,249 acres (5.05 km2)[43]
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge Siskiyou County
also in Klamath County, Oregon
CA 1908 50,913 acres (206.04 km2)[44]
Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge Marin County CA 1992[45] -
Merced National Wildlife Refuge Merced County CA 1951 10,262 acres (41.53 km2)[46]
Modoc National Wildlife Refuge Modoc County CA 1961 7,000 acres (28 km2)[47]
North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area Sacramento Valley CA 1991 46,460 acres (188.0 km2)[48]
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge Tulare County CA 1959 6,939 acres (28.08 km2)[49]
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Colusa/Glenn Counties CA 1937 10,819 acres (43.78 km2)[50]
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge Butte/Glenn/Tehama Counties CA 1989 10,146 acres (41.06 km2)[51]
Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge Monterey County CA 1974 316 acres (1.28 km2)[52]
San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge San Diego County CA 1999 2,620 acres (10.6 km2)[53]
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge San Diego County CA - 11,152 acres (45.13 km2)[54]
San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge San Joaquin/Stanislaus Counties CA 1987 7,000 acres (28 km2)[55]
San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Merced County CA 1966 26,600 acres (108 km2)[56]
San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Napa/Solano/Sonoma Counties CA 1970 13,190 acres (53.4 km2)[57]
Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge Orange County CA 1972 911 acres (3.69 km2)[58]
Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge Imperial County CA 1930 2,200 acres (8.9 km2)[59]
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Sacramento County CA 1994 17,641 acres (71.39 km2)[60]
Sutter National Wildlife Refuge Sutter County CA 1945 2,591 acres (10.49 km2)[61]
Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge San Diego County CA 1980 2,521 acres (10.20 km2)[62]
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge Modoc/Siskiyou Counties CA 1928 39,116 acres (158.30 km2)[63]
Willow Creek-Lurline Wildlife Management Area Colusa/Glenn Counties CA 1985 5,795 acres (23.45 km2)[64]
Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge Alamosa, Conejos and Costilla Counties CO 1993 11,169 acres (45.20 km2)[65]
Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge Jackson County CO 1967 23,464 acres (94.96 km2)[66]
Baca National Wildlife Refuge Saguache and Alamosa Counties CO 2003 78,697 acres (318.48 km2)
Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge Moffat County CO 1965 12,150 acres (49.2 km2)[67]
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge Alamosa and Rio Grande Counties CO 1953 14,800 acres (60 km2)[67]
Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge Jefferson County CO July 12, 2007 3,953 acres (16.00 km2)
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Adams County CO 1992 15,988 acres (64.70 km2)
Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge Jefferson County CO 1992 72.2 acres (0.292 km2)
Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge Connecticut CT 1972 950 acres (3.8 km2)[68]
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Kent County DE 1937 16,251 acres (65.77 km2)[69]
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Sussex County DE 1963 10,144 acres (41.05 km2)[70]
Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge Brevard County
Indian River County
FL 1991 900 acres (3.6 km2)[71]
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Palm Beach County FL 1951 147,392 acres (596.47 km2)[72]
Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Lee County FL 1921 40 acres (0.16 km2)[73]
Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge Levy County FL 1929 891 acres (3.61 km2)[74]
Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge Citrus County
Hernando County
FL 1941 31,000 acres (130 km2)[75]
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Monroe County FL 1980 6,686 acres (27.06 km2)[76]
Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge Citrus County FL 1983 80 acres (0.32 km2)[77]
Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge Hillsborough County FL 1974 450 acres (1.8 km2)[78]
Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area Hardee County
Highlands County
Polk County
FL 1991 900 acres (3.6 km2)[79]
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Collier County FL 1989 26,400 acres (107 km2)[80]
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge Monroe County FL 1938 130,187 acres (526.85 km2)[81]
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge Martin County FL 1969 1,035 acres (4.19 km2)[82]
Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge Charlotte County FL 1908 20 acres (0.081 km2)[83]
J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge Lee County FL 1976 5,200 acres (21 km2)[84]
Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge Monroe County FL 1957 8,542 acres (34.57 km2)[85]
Key West National Wildlife Refuge Monroe County FL 1908 189,497 acres (766.87 km2)[86]
Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge Highlands County
Polk County
FL 1990 1,194 acres (4.83 km2)[87]
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge Lake County
Volusia County
FL 1964 21,574 acres (87.31 km2)[88]
Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge Dixie County
Levy County
FL 1979 53,000 acres (210 km2)[89]
Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge Lee County FL 1908 538 acres (2.18 km2)[90]
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Brevard County FL 1963 140,000 acres (570 km2)[91]
Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge Manatee County FL 1905 64 acres (0.26 km2)[92]
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Indian River County FL 1903-First National Wildlife Refuge in U.S. 5,376 acres (21.76 km2)[93]
Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge Lee County FL 1908 601 acres (2.43 km2)[94]
Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge Pinellas County FL 1951 394 acres (1.59 km2)[95]
St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge Brevard County FL 1971 6,255 acres (25.31 km2)[96]
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge Jefferson County
Taylor County
Wakulla County
FL 1931 68,000 acres (280 km2)[97]
St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge Franklin County
Gulf County
FL 1968 12,490 acres (50.5 km2)[98]
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Collier County
Monroe County
FL 1996 35,000 acres (140 km2)[99]
Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge Lanier County GA 1985 4,049 acres (16.39 km2)[100]
Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex) McIntosh County GA 1924 5,618 acres (22.74 km2)[101]
Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Bibb County
Twiggs County
GA 1989 6,500 acres (26 km2)[102]
Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex) McIntosh County GA 1962 2,762 acres (11.18 km2)[103]
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Primarily in Charlton and Ware Counties, Georgia
and Baker County, Florida
GA 1937 402,000 acres (1,630 km2)[104]
Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge Jasper County
Jones County
GA 1939 35,000 acres (140 km2)[105]
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge* Chatham and Effingham Counties, Georgia
and Jasper County, South Carolina
GA 1927 29,175 acres (118.07 km2)[106]
Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex) Chatham County GA 1969 10,053 acres (40.68 km2)[107]
Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex) McIntosh County GA 1930 5,126 acres (20.74 km2)[108]
Guam National Wildlife Refuge Guam GU 1993 1,203 acres (4.87 km2)[109]
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Island of Hawaiʻi HI 1985 38,047 acres (153.97 km2)[110]
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge Island of Kauaʻi HI 1972 917 acres (3.71 km2)[111]
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge Hawaiʻi HI 1909 245,000 acres (990 km2)[112]
Hulē‘ia National Wildlife Refuge Island of Kauaʻi HI 1973 241 acres (0.98 km2)[113]
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge Island of Oʻahu HI 1976 1,100 acres (4.5 km2)[114]
Kakahai‘a National Wildlife Refuge Island of Molokaʻi HI 1977 44 acres (0.18 km2)[115]
Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge Island of Maui HI 1992 700 acres (2.8 km2)[116]
Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge Island of Kauaʻi HI 1985 203 acres (0.82 km2)[117]
Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge Island of Oʻahu HI 2000 4,525 acres (18.31 km2)[118]
Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge Island of Oʻahu HI 1972 63 acres (0.25 km2)[119]
Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Southeast Idaho National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Bear Lake County ID 1968 19,000 acres (77 km2)[120]
Camas National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Southeast Idaho National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Jefferson County ID 1937 10,578 acres (42.81 km2)[121]
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Canyon County
Owyhee County
Payette County
Washington County
Malheur County, Oregon
Baker County, Oregon
ID 1909 10,548 acres (42.69 km2)[122]
Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Southeast Idaho National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Bonneville County
Caribou County
ID 1965 19,400 acres (79 km2)[123]
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge Boundary County ID 1964 2,774 acres (11.23 km2)[124]
Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Southeast Idaho National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Blaine County
Cassia County
Minidoka County
Power County
ID 1909 20,751 acres (83.98 km2)[125]
Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Area Bannock County
Franklin County
ID 1985 1,878 acres (7.60 km2)[126]
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge Mason County IL 1936 4,388 acres (17.76 km2)[127]
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Jackson County
Union County
Williamson County
IL 1947 43,890 acres (177.6 km2)[128]
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge Alexander County
Johnson County
Pulaski County
Union County
IL 1990 16,000 acres (65 km2)[129]
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge Fulton County IL 1993 11,122 acres (45.01 km2)[130]
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge McHenry County
Walworth County, Wisconsin
IL 2012 11,200 acres (45 km2)[131]
Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area Iroquois County IL 2016 66 acres (0.27 km2)[132]
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge Cass County
Morgan County
IL 1973 5,255 acres (21.27 km2)[133]
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge Illinois
Missouri
IL 2000 7,000 acres (28 km2)[134]
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Illinois
Missouri
IL 1958 8,501 acres (34.40 km2)[135]
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge Jefferson County
Jennings County
Ripley County
IN 2000 50,000 acres (200 km2)[136]
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge Jackson County
Jennings County
Monroe County
IN 1966 7,880 acres (31.9 km2)[137]
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area Gibson County
Pike County
IN 1994 23,962 acres (96.97 km2)[138]
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Harrison County
Pottawattamie County
Washington County, Nebraska
IA 1958 8,362 acres (33.84 km2)[139]
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
IA 1989 911 acres (3.69 km2)[140]
Iowa Wetland Management District Covers 15 counties IA 25,000 acres (100 km2)
75 waterfowl production areas[141]
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Jasper County IA 1990 8,654 acres (35.02 km2)[142]
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge Louisa County
Mercer County, Illinois
IA 1958 1,078 acres (4.36 km2)[143]
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Kossuth County IA 1938 3,334 acres (13.49 km2)[144]
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge Coffey County
Lyon County
1966 18,463 acres (74.72 km2)[145]
Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge Phillips County KS 1954 10,778 acres (43.62 km2)[146]
Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge Linn County KS 1992 7,500 acres (30 km2)[147]
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Reno County
Rice County
Stafford County
KS 1955 22,135 acres (89.58 km2)[148]
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge Graves County
Marshall County
McCracken County
KY 1997 8,040 acres (32.5 km2)[149]
Green River National Wildlife Refuge Henderson County KY 2019 10 acres (0.040 km2)[150]
Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge Iberville Parish
St. Martin Parish
LA 1986 15,220 acres (61.6 km2)[151]
Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge Concordia Parish LA 1992 13,200 acres (53 km2)[152]
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge New Orleans LA 1990 22,770 acres (92.1 km2)[153]
Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge St. Mary Parish LA 2001 9,028 acres (36.54 km2)[154]
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge St. Tammany Parish LA 2001 24,000 acres (97 km2)[155]
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge Ouachita Parish LA 1997 4,200 acres (17 km2)[156]
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge St. Tammany and Washington Parishes, Louisiana
and Pearl River County, Mississippi
LA 1980 40,000 acres (160 km2)[157]
Breton National Wildlife Refuge St. Bernard Parish
Plaquemines Parish
LA 1904 13,000 acres (53 km2)[158]
Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Cameron Parish LA 1986 9,621 acres (38.93 km2)[159]
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge West Feliciana Parish LA 2000 9,623 acres (38.94 km2)[160]
Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge Catahoula Parish
LaSalle Parish
LA 1958 25,162 acres (101.83 km2)[161]
D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge Ouachita Parish
Union Parish
LA 1986[162] -
Delta National Wildlife Refuge Plaquemines Parish LA 1935 49,000 acres (200 km2)[163]
Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge Avoyelles Parish LA 1989 6,077 acres (24.59 km2)[164]
East Cove National Wildlife Refuge Cameron Parish LA 1937 14,927 acres (60.41 km2)[165]
Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge Morehouse Parish LA 1988 501 acres (2.03 km2)[166]
Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge Cameron Parish
Evangeline Parish
LA 1937 35,000 acres (140 km2)[167]
Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge Avoyelles Parish LA 1988 17,500 acres (71 km2)[168]
Louisiana Wetland Management District 20 parishes in northern Louisiana LA 1990 25,710 acres (104.0 km2)[169]
Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge Terrebonne Parish LA 1996 4,416 acres (17.87 km2)[170]
Red River National Wildlife Refuge Bossier Parish
Caddo Parish
DeSoto Parish
Natchitoches Parish
Red River Parish
LA 2001 50,000 acres (200 km2)[171]
Sabine National Wildlife Refuge Cameron Parish LA 1937 125,790 acres (509.1 km2)[172]
Shell Keys National Wildlife Refuge Iberia Parish LA 1907[173] -
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Franklin Parish
Madison Parish
Tensas Parish
LA 1998 64,012 acres (259.05 km2)[174]
Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge Morehouse Parish
Union Parish
LA 1978 41,430 acres (167.7 km2)[175]
Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge Aroostook County ME 1998 5,252 acres (21.25 km2)[176]
Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area Waldo County ME 1966 1,055 acres (4.27 km2)[177]
Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge (Part of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge) Washington County ME 1980 1,700 acres (6.9 km2)[178]
Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge (Part of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge) Knox County ME 1973 12 acres (0.049 km2)[179]
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge Washington County ME 1937 28,751 acres (116.35 km2)[180]
Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge (Part of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge) Hancock County
Washington County
ME 1974 6,367 acres (25.77 km2)[181]
Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge (Part of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge) Sagadahoc County ME 1973 10 acres (0.040 km2)[182]
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge Cumberland County
York County
ME 1966 9,125 acres (36.93 km2)[183]
Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge (Part of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge) Knox County ME 1972 65 acres (0.26 km2)[184]
Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Penobscot County ME 1988 11,435 acres (46.28 km2)[185]
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (Part of Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Dorchester County MD 1933 28,894.35 acres (116.9313 km2)[186]
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (Part of Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Kent County MD 1962 2,285 acres (9.25 km2)[187]
Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Part of Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Somerset County
Accomack County, Virginia
MD 1954 4,548 acres (18.41 km2)[188]
Patuxent Research Refuge Anne Arundel County
Prince George's County
MD 1936 12,800 acres (52 km2)[189]
Susquehanna River National Wildlife Refuge (Part of Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Harford County MD 1944 3.79 acres (0.0153 km2)[190]
Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge Sudbury MA 2005 2,230 acres (9.0 km2)[191]
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Sudbury MA 1944 250 acres (1.0 km2)[192]
Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge Mashpee MA 1995 341.65 acres (1.3826 km2)[193]
Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge Plymouth MA 1983 195 acres (0.79 km2)[194]
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge Barnstable County MA 1944 7,604 acres (30.77 km2)[195]
Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge Nantucket MA 1973 24 acres (0.097 km2)[196]
Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge Nomans Land MA 1998 640 acres (2.6 km2)[197]
Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge Middlesex County
Worcester County
MA 1974 1,667 acres (6.75 km2)[198]
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Plum Island MA 1942 4,662 acres (18.87 km2)[199]
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Vermont
MA 1997 31,216 acres (126.33 km2)[200]
Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge Thacher Island MA 1972 22 acres (0.089 km2)[201]
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Detroit River
Lake Erie
MI 2001 5,868 acres (23.75 km2)[202]
Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge Lake Huron MI 1983 695 acres (2.81 km2)[203]
Huron National Wildlife Refuge Lake Superior MI 1905 147 acres (0.59 km2)[204]
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area Lower Peninsula of Michigan MI 1980 6,684 acres (27.05 km2)[205]
Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
MI 1943 744 acres (3.01 km2)[206]
Michigan Wetland Management District Lower Peninsula of Michigan MI 1980 664 acres (2.69 km2)[207]
Seney National Wildlife Refuge Schoolcraft County MI 1935 95,265 acres (385.52 km2)[208]
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge Saginaw County MI 1953 9,870 acres (39.9 km2)[209]
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge Marshall County MN 1937 61,500 acres (249 km2)[210]
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge Big Stone County
Lac qui Parle County
MN 1975 11,586 acres (46.89 km2)[211]
Big Stone Wetland Management District Lincoln County
Lyon County
MN 1975 3,000 acres (12 km2)[212]
Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Morrison County MN 1992 13,540 acres (54.8 km2)[213]
Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District Northwestern Minnesota MN 1953 53,000 acres (210 km2)[214]
Fergus Falls Wetland Management District West Central Minnesota MN 1962 72,699 acres (294.20 km2)[215]
Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge Polk County MN 2004 37,756 acres (152.79 km2)[216]
Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge Becker County MN 1989 5,944 acres (24.05 km2)[217]
Litchfield Wetland Management District Central Minnesota MN 1978 36,000 acres (150 km2)[218]
Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge Mille Lacs County MN 1915 0.57 acres (0.0023 km2)[219]
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Carver County
Dakota County
Hennepin County
Le Sueur County
Scott County
Sibley County
MN 1976 14,000 acres (57 km2)[220]
Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District Southeastern Minnesota MN 1988 8,000 acres (32 km2)[221]
Morris Wetland Management District West Central Minnesota MN 50,000 acres (200 km2)[222]
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Minnesota
Iowa
MN 2000 5,000 acres (20 km2)[223]
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Aitkin County MN 1935 18,208 acres (73.69 km2)[224]
Rydell National Wildlife Refuge Polk County MN 1992 2,120 acres (8.6 km2)[225]
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Sherburne County MN 1965 30,700 acres (124 km2)[226]
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Becker County MN 1938 42,724 acres (172.90 km2)[227]
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge Upper Mississippi River in:
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
MN 1924 240,000 acres (970 km2)[228]
Windom Wetland Management District South Central Minnesota MN - 14,000 acres (57 km2)[229]
Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge Quitman County
Tallahatchie County
MS 2000 2,069 acres (8.37 km2)[230]
Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge Bolivar County MS 1990 9,691 acres (39.22 km2)[231]
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge Jackson County
Mobile County, Alabama
MS 1992 32,000 acres (130 km2)[232]
Hillside National Wildlife Refuge Holmes County MS 1975 15,572 acres (63.02 km2)[233]
Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge Washington County MS 2004 1,400 acres (5.7 km2)[234]
Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge Leflore County MS 1980 2,418 acres (9.79 km2)[235]
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge Jackson County MS 1975 19,000 acres (77 km2)[236]
Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge Holmes County MS 1977 7,383 acres (29.88 km2)[237]
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Yazoo County MS 1978 38,697 acres (156.60 km2)[238]
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Noxubee County
Oktibbeha County
Winston County
MS 1940 48,000 acres (190 km2)[239]
St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge Adams County MS 1990 34,256 acres (138.63 km2)[240]
Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge Grenada County
Tallahatchie County
MS 1990 4,199 acres (16.99 km2)[241]
Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Holmes County
Humphreys County
Leflore County
Sharkey County
Warren County
Washington County
MS 2004[242] -
Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge Washington County MS 1936 12,941 acres (52.37 km2)[243]
Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Missouri River MO 1994 16,700 acres (68 km2)[244]
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge Pike County MO 1964 3,750 acres (15.2 km2)[245]
Great River National Wildlife Refuge Clark County
Lewis County
Adams County, Illinois
Pike County, Illinois
MO 1958 11,600 acres (47 km2)[246]
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge Holt County MO 1935 7,415 acres (30.01 km2)[247]
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Stoddard County
Wayne County
MO 1944 21,676 acres (87.72 km2)[248]
Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge Lawrence County MO 1991 40 acres (0.16 km2)[249]
Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge Iron County MO 1987 90 acres (0.36 km2)[250]
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge Chariton County MO 1937 10,795 acres (43.69 km2)[251]
Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge Cascade County MT 1929 12,459 acres (50.42 km2)[252]
Benton Lake Wetland Management District Montana MT 1975 16,000 acres (65 km2)[253]
Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge Blaine County MT 1938 1,308 acres (5.29 km2)[254]
Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge Phillips County MT 1936 15,551 acres (62.93 km2)[255]
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Fergus County
Garfield County
McCone County
Petroleum County
Phillips County
Valley County
MT 1936 915,814 acres (3,706.17 km2)[256]
Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge Hill County MT 1941 2,728 acres (11.04 km2)[257]
Grass Lake National Wildlife Refuge
(formerly Halfbreed Lake NWR)
Stillwater County MT 1987 4,318 acres (17.47 km2)[258]
Hailstone National Wildlife Refuge Stillwater County MT 1942 2,700 acres (11 km2)[259]
Hewitt Lake National Wildlife Refuge Phillips County MT 1938 1,360 acres (5.5 km2)[260]
Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge Musselshell County MT 1941 16,814 acres (68.04 km2)[261]
Lake Thibadeau National Wildlife Refuge Hill County MT 1937 3,868 acres (15.65 km2)[262]
Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge Wibaux County MT 1942 800 acres (3.2 km2)[262]
Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge Ravalli County MT 1964 2,800 acres (11 km2)[263]
Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge Flathead County MT 1999 8,834 acres (35.75 km2)[264]
Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge Sheridan County
Roosevelt County
MT 1935 31,533 acres (127.61 km2)[265]
Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge Lake County MT 1921 4,027 acres (16.30 km2)[266]
Northwest Montana Wetland Management District Montana MT 1970 14,752 acres (59.70 km2)[267]
Pablo National Wildlife Refuge Lake County MT 1921 2,473 acres (10.01 km2)[268]
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Beaverhead County MT 1932 65,810 acres (266.3 km2)[269]
Swan River National Wildlife Refuge Lake County MT 1973 1,568 acres (6.35 km2)[270]
UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge Phillips County MT 1969 56,048 acres (226.82 km2)[271]
War Horse National Wildlife Refuge Petroleum County MT 1958 3,392 acres (13.73 km2)[272]
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge Washington County NE 1992 4,040 acres (16.3 km2)[273]
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge Garden County NE 1931 45,818 acres (185.42 km2)[274]
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge Cherry County NE 1912 19,131 acres (77.42 km2)[275]
John and Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge Rock County NE 1999 2,400 acres (9.7 km2)[276]
North Platte National Wildlife Refuge Scotts Bluff County NE 1916 5,047 acres (20.42 km2)[276]
Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District South Central Nebraska NE 1963 22,864 acres (92.53 km2)[277]
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge Cherry County NE 1935 71,516 acres (289.41 km2)[278]
Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge Washoe County NV 1913 247 acres (1.00 km2)[279]
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (Managed as part of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, headquartered in Las Vegas) Nye County NV 1984 23,000 acres (93 km2)[280]
Desert National Wildlife Refuge (Managed as part of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, headquartered in Las Vegas) Clark County
Lincoln County
NV 1936 1,615,000 acres (6,540 km2)[281]
Fallon National Wildlife Refuge Churchill County NV 1931 15,000 acres (61 km2)[282]
Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge (Managed as part of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, headquartered in Las Vegas) Clark County NV 1979 106 acres (0.43 km2)[283]
Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge (Managed as part of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, headquartered in Las Vegas) Lincoln County NV 1963 5,380 acres (21.8 km2)[284]
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge Elko County
White Pine County
NV 1938 37,632 acres (152.29 km2)[285]
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge (Managed as part of the Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex, headquartered in Lakeview, Oregon) Humboldt County
Washoe County
Lake County, Oregon
NV 1931 573,504 acres (2,320.89 km2)[286]
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge Churchill County NV 1949 79,570 acres (322.0 km2)[287]
Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge Rockingham County NH 1992 1,116 acres (4.52 km2)[288]
John Hay National Wildlife Refuge Merrimack County NH 1987 164 acres (0.66 km2)[289]
Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge Coös County
Oxford County, Maine
NH 1992 25,650 acres (103.8 km2)[290]
Wapack National Wildlife Refuge Hillsborough County NH 1972 1,672 acres (6.77 km2)[291]
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge Cape May County NJ 1989 21,200 acres (86 km2)[292]
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge Atlantic County
Ocean County
NJ 1984 47,437 acres (191.97 km2)[293]
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Morris County NJ 1960 7,800 acres (32 km2)[294]
Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Salem County NJ 1974 3,230 acres (13.1 km2)[295]
Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge Sussex County
Orange County, New York
NJ 1990 5,100 acres (21 km2)[296]
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge Chaves County NM 1937 24,563 acres (99.40 km2)[297]
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Socorro County NM 1939 57,331 acres (232.01 km2)[298]
Grulla National Wildlife Refuge Roosevelt County
Bailey County, Texas
NM 1969 3,264 acres (13.21 km2)[299]
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge San Miguel County NM 1965 8,672 acres (35.09 km2)[300]
Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge Mora County NM 2012 4,224 acres (17.09 km2)[301]
Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge Colfax County NM 1965 3,699 acres (14.97 km2)[302]
San Andres National Wildlife Refuge Doña Ana County NM 1941 57,215 acres (231.54 km2)[303]
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge Socorro County NM 1973 230,000 acres (930 km2)[304]
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Bernalillo County NM 2012 570 acres (2.3 km2)[305]
Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Suffolk County NY 1968 36 acres (0.15 km2)[306]
Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Suffolk County NY 1971 60 acres (0.24 km2)[307]
Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Suffolk County NY 1954 187 acres (0.76 km2)[308]
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Genesee County
Orleans County
NY 1958 10,828 acres (43.82 km2)[309]
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Seneca County NY 1937 10,004 acres (40.48 km2)[310]
Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Nassau County NY 1968 3,209 acres (12.99 km2)[311]
Sayville National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Suffolk County NY 1992 127 acres (0.51 km2)[312]
Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Suffolk County NY 1968 196 acres (0.79 km2)[313]
Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge Ulster County NY 1999 597 acres (2.42 km2)[314]
Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Suffolk County NY 1967 80 acres (0.32 km2)[315]
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Suffolk County NY 1947 2,550 acres (10.3 km2)[316]
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the North Carolina Coastal Plain National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Dare County
Hyde County
NC 1984 152,000 acres (620 km2)[317]
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Mattamuskeet, Swanquarter and Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Carteret County NC 1964 14,480 acres (58.6 km2)[318]
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the North Carolina Coastal Plain National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Currituck County NC 1984 8,316 acres (33.65 km2)[319]
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the North Carolina Coastal Plain National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Currituck County
Virginia Beach, Virginia
NC 1960 8,231 acres (33.31 km2)[320]
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Mattamuskeet, Swanquarter and Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Hyde County NC 1934 50,173 acres (203.04 km2)[321]
Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge Ashe County NC 2015 39 acres (0.16 km2)[322]
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the North Carolina Coastal Plain National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Dare County NC 1938 31,534 acres (127.61 km2)[323]
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge Anson County
Richmond County
NC 1963 8,443 acres (34.17 km2)[324]
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the North Carolina Coastal Plain National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Hyde County
Tyrrell County
Washington County
NC 1963 110,106 acres (445.58 km2)[325]
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the North Carolina Coastal Plain National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Bertie County NC 1989 20,978 acres (84.89 km2)[326]
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Mattamuskeet, Swanquarter and Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Hyde County NC 1932 16,411 acres (66.41 km2)[327]
Appert Lake National Wildlife Refuge Emmons County ND 1930s 1,978 acres (8.00 km2)
Easement on private land[328]
Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Devils Lake Wetland Management District) Walsh County ND 1939[329] 3,084 acres (12.48 km2)[330]
Easement on private land[331]
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Stutsman County ND 1935 15,934 acres (64.48 km2)[332]
Arrowwood Wetland Management District (Managed by the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Eddy County
Foster County
ND 1961 6,162 acres (24.94 km2)[333]
Audubon National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Complex) McLean County ND 1956 (renamed 1967) 14,735 acres (59.63 km2)[334]
Audubon Wetland Management District (Managed by the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Complex) McLean County
Sheridan County
ND 1950s 155,000 acres (630 km2)
84 waterfowl production areas[335]
Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge LaMoure County ND 1939 1,978 acres (8.00 km2)
Easement on private land[336]
Brumba National Wildlife Refuge Towner County ND 1939[337] Easement on private land[338]
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (North Dakota) Pierce County ND Easement on private land[339]
Camp Lake National Wildlife Refuge McLean County ND 585 acres (2.37 km2)
Easement on private land[340]
Canfield Lake National Wildlife Refuge Burleigh County ND 1,978 acres (8.00 km2)
Easement on private land[341]
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Stutsman County ND 1908 4,385 acres (17.75 km2)[342]
Chase Lake Wetland Management District (Managed by the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Stutsman County
Wells County
ND 1993 162,925 acres (659.33 km2)
135 waterfowl production areas[343]
Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge McHenry County ND 1939[344] Easement on private land[345]
Crosby Wetland Management District (Managed by the Lostwood Wetland Management District Complex) Burke County
Divide County
Williams County
ND 1962 21,219 acres (85.87 km2)
90 waterfowl production areas[346]
Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge Dickey County ND 1939 2,784 acres (11.27 km2)
Easement on private land[328]
Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Lostwood Wetland Management District Complex) Burke County
Ward County
ND 1935 19,500 acres (79 km2)[347]
Devils Lake Wetland Management District (Managed by the Devils Lake Wetland Management District) Benson County
Cavalier County
Grand Forks County
Pembina County
Ramsey County
Towner County
Walsh County
ND 258,000 acres (1,040 km2)
257 waterfowl production areas[348]
Florence Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Burleigh County ND 1939 1,888.2 acres (7.641 km2)[349]
Half-Way Lake National Wildlife Refuge Stutsman County ND 1939 160 acres (0.65 km2)
Easement on private land[350]
Hiddenwood National Wildlife Refuge McLean County ND 1939[351] 675 acres (2.73 km2)
Easement on private land[352]
Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge Barnes County ND 1939[353] 2,077 acres (8.41 km2)
Easement on private land[354]
Hutchinson Lake National Wildlife Refuge Kidder County ND Easement on private land[355]
J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Bottineau County
McHenry County
ND 1935 58,700 acres (238 km2)[356]
J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District (Managed by the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Bottineau County
McHenry County
Pierce County
Renville County
Rolette County
ND 1966 185,090 acres (749.0 km2)[357]
Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge Eddy County
Nelson County
ND 1939 2,002 acres (8.10 km2)
Easement on private land[358]
Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Devils Lake Wetland Management District) Grand Forks County ND 1936 2,146 acres (8.68 km2)[359]
Kulm Wetland Management District Dickey County
LaMoure County
Logan County
McIntosh County
ND 1971 279,184 acres (1,129.82 km2)
200 waterfowl production areas[360]
Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Devils Lake Wetland Management District) Ramsey County ND 1935 8,512 acres (34.45 km2)[361]
Lake George National Wildlife Refuge Stutsman County ND 1939[362] Easement on private land[363]
Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Dunn County ND 1939 4,000 acres (16 km2)[364]
Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Complex) McLean County ND 1939[365] 1,285 acres (5.20 km2)[366]
Lake Otis National Wildlife Refuge McLean County ND 320 acres (1.3 km2)
Easement on private land[367]
Lake Patricia National Wildlife Refuge Morton County ND 1939[368] 800 acres (3.2 km2)
Easement on private land[369]
Lake Zahl National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Lostwood Wetland Management District Complex) Williams County ND 1939[370] 3,823 acres (15.47 km2)[371]
Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge Nelson County ND 1939[372] Easement on private land[373]
Little Goose National Wildlife Refuge Grand Forks County ND Easement on private land[374]
Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Burleigh County ND 1932 22,300 acres (90 km2)[375]
Long Lake Wetland Management District (Managed by the Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Kidder County
Burleigh County
Emmons County
ND 1950s 100,000 acres (400 km2)[376]
Lords Lake National Wildlife Refuge Bottineau County ND Easement on private land[377]
Lost Lake National Wildlife Refuge McLean County ND 960 acres (3.9 km2)
Easement on private land[378]
Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Lostwood Wetland Management District Complex) Burke County
Mountrail County
ND 1940[379] 27,589 acres (111.65 km2)[380]
Lostwood Wetland Management District (Managed by the Lostwood Wetland Management District Complex) Mountrail County
Ward County
ND 1961 Scattered small tracts[381]
Maple River National Wildlife Refuge Dickey County ND 1939[382] 414 acres (1.68 km2) Federal land
1,120 acres (4.5 km2) Easement on private land[383]
McLean National Wildlife Refuge McLean County ND 1939 (as Lake Susie NWR) 760 acres (3.1 km2)[384]
Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge Benson County ND 1939[385] 1,000 acres (4.0 km2)
Easement on private land[328]
Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge Grant County ND 760 800 acres (3.2 km2)
Easement on private land[386]
Rabb Lake National Wildlife Refuge Rolette County ND Easement on private land[387]
Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge Towner County ND 1939[388] Easement on private land[389]
Rose Lake National Wildlife Refuge Nelson County ND 1948 872.1 acres (3.529 km2)
Easement on private land[390]
School Section Lake National Wildlife Refuge Rolette County ND 1935 Easement on private land[391]
Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Lostwood Wetland Management District Complex) Mountrail County ND 1939[392] 1,835 acres (7.43 km2)[393]
Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge Griggs County ND 1,077 acres (4.36 km2)
Easement on private land[394]
Silver Lake National Wildlife Refuge Benson County ND 1938 398.76 acres (1.6137 km2)
Easement on private land[395]
Slade National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Kidder County ND 1940 3,000 acres (12 km2)[396]
Snyder Lake National Wildlife Refuge Towner County ND 1941 Easement on private land[397]
Springwater National Wildlife Refuge Emmons County ND Easement on private land[398]
Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Slope County ND 1941 730 acres (3.0 km2) federal land
1,600 acres (6.5 km2) easement on private land[399]
Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge Barnes County ND 1941 1,120 acres (4.5 km2) Federal land
880 acres (3.6 km2) Easement on private land[400]
Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge Sargent County ND Easement on private land[401]
Stump Lake National Wildlife Refuge Nelson County ND 1905 Currently under water[402]
Sunburst Lake National Wildlife Refuge Emmons County ND 328 acres (1.33 km2)
Easement on private land[403]
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Souris River Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Sargent County ND 1945 8,343 acres (33.76 km2)[404]
Tewaukon Wetland Management District (Managed by the Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Ransom County
Richland County
Sargent County
ND 49,000 acres (200 km2)[405]
Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge Barnes County ND 440 acres (1.8 km2)
Easement on private land[406]
Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Souris River Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Renville County
Ward County
ND 1932 32,092 acres (129.87 km2)[407]
Valley City Wetland Management District (Managed by the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Barnes County
Cass County
Griggs County
Steele County
Traill County
ND 1971 89,000 acres (360 km2)
82 waterfowl production areas[408]
White Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Slope County ND 1941 1,040 acres (4.2 km2)[409]
White Horse Hill National Game Preserve (Managed by the Devils Lake Wetland Management District) Benson County ND 1904 1,674 acres (6.77 km2)[410]
Wild Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Sargent County ND Easement on private land[411]
Willow Lake National Wildlife Refuge Rolette County ND Easement on private land[412]
Wintering River National Wildlife Refuge McHenry County ND Easement on private land[413]
Wood Lake National Wildlife Refuge Benson County ND 1935 Easement on private land[414]
Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Lucas County OH 1965 2,449.77 acres (9.9139 km2)[415]
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Lucas County
Ottawa County
OH 1961 6,857.91 acres (27.7530 km2)[416]
West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Lucas County OH 1937 77 acres (0.31 km2)[417]
Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge Okmulgee County OK 1993 9,748 acres (39.45 km2)[418]
Little River National Wildlife Refuge McCurtain County OK 1987 13,660 acres (55.3 km2)[419]
Optima National Wildlife Refuge Texas County OK 1975 4,333 acres (17.54 km2)[420]
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge Adair County
Cherokee County
Delaware County
Ottawa County
OK 1986 4,200 acres (17 km2)[421]
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge Alfalfa County OK 1930 32,197 acres (130.30 km2)[422]
Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Haskell County
Muskogee County
Sequoyah County
OK 1970 20,800 acres (84 km2)[423]
Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge Johnston County
Marshall County
OK 1946 16,464 acres (66.63 km2)[424]
Washita National Wildlife Refuge Custer County OK 1961 8,075 acres (32.68 km2)[425]
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Comanche County OK 1901 59,020 acres (238.8 km2)[426]
Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge Marion County OR 1965 2,796 acres (11.32 km2)[427]
Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge Coos County OR 1983 864 acres (3.50 km2)[428]
Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge Polk County OR 1965 2,492 acres (10.08 km2)[429]
Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge Klamath County OR 1978 4,200 acres (17 km2)[430]
Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge Tillamook County OR 1938 138.51 acres (0.5605 km2)[431]
Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge Umatilla County OR 1909 3,117 acres (12.61 km2)[432]
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Malheur County
Baker County
Canyon County, Idaho
Owyhee County, Idaho
Payette County, Idaho
Washington County, Idaho
OR 1909 10,548 acres (42.69 km2)[122]
Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge Lake County OR 1936 270,608 acres (1,095.11 km2)[433]
Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer Clatsop County
Columbia County
Wahkiakum County, Washington
OR 1972 5,600 acres (23 km2)[434]
Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge Klamath County OR 1958 40,885 acres (165.46 km2)[435]
Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge Clatsop County OR 1972 12,167 acres (49.24 km2)[436]
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge Klamath County
Siskiyou County, California
OR 1908 187,757 acres (759.83 km2)[437]
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Harney County OR 1908 187,757 acres (759.83 km2)[438]
McKay Creek National Wildlife Refuge Umatilla County OR 1991 1,836.5 acres (7.432 km2)[439]
Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge Tillamook County OR 1991 1,202 acres (4.86 km2)[440]
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Oregon Coast OR 1935 1,083 acres (4.38 km2)[441]
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge Lake County
Humboldt County, Nevada
Washoe County, Nevada
OR 1931 573,504 acres (2,320.89 km2)[286]
Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge Lincoln County OR 1991 568 acres (2.30 km2)[442]
Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge Tillamook County OR 1907 15 acres (0.061 km2)[443]
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Washington County
Yamhill County
OR 1992 1,856 acres (7.51 km2)[444]
Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge Morrow County
Benton County, Washington
OR 1969 23,783 acres (96.25 km2)[445]
Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge Klamath County OR 1928 14,400 acres (58 km2)[446]
Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge Washington County
Yamhill County
OR 2013 4,310 acres (17.4 km2)[447]
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge Benton County OR 1964 5,706 acres (23.09 km2)[448]
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge Monroe County PA 2008 185 acres (0.75 km2)[449]
Erie National Wildlife Refuge Crawford County PA 1959 8,800 acres (36 km2)[450]
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum Delaware County
Philadelphia County
PA 1972 1,200 acres (4.9 km2)[451]
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex) Cabo Rojo PR 1974 1,836 acres (7.43 km2)[452]
Culebra National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex) Isla Culebra PR 1909 1,450 acres (5.9 km2)[453]
Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex) Mayagüez PR 1976 360 acres (1.5 km2)[454]
Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex) Lajas PR 1989 1,059 acres (4.29 km2)[455]
Vieques National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex) Isla de Vieques PR 2001 17,771 acres (71.92 km2)[456]
Block Island National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Washington County RI 1973 127 acres (0.51 km2)[457]
John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Washington County RI 1988 317 acres (1.28 km2)[458]
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Washington County RI 1970 900 acres (3.6 km2)[459]
Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Newport County RI 1970 242 acres (0.98 km2)[460]
Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Washington County RI 1974 787 acres (3.18 km2)[461]
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the South Carolina Lowcountry National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Charleston County SC 1932 66,287 acres (268.25 km2)[462]
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge Chesterfield County SC 1939 45,348 acres (183.52 km2)[463]
Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the South Carolina Lowcountry National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Beaufort County
Charleston County
Colleton County
Hampton County
SC 1990 11,815 acres (47.81 km2)[464]
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex) Beaufort County SC 1975 4,053 acres (16.40 km2)[465]
Santee National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex) Clarendon County SC 1941 15,000 acres (61 km2)[466]
Tybee National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex) Jasper County SC 1938 100 acres (0.40 km2)[467]
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the South Carolina Lowcountry National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Georgetown County
Horry County
Marion County
SC 1997 22,931 acres (92.80 km2)[468]
Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge Meade County SD 1935 374 acres (1.51 km2)[469]
Huron Wetland Management District Central South Dakota SD 1992 17,518 acres (70.89 km2)[470]
Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge Gregory County
Boyd County, Nebraska
SD 1974 1,085 acres (4.39 km2)[471]
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge Bennett County SD 1935 16,410 acres (66.4 km2)[472]
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge Charles Mix County SD 1936 5,638 acres (22.82 km2)[473]
Lake Andes Wetland Management District Southeast South Dakota SD 1961 82,731 acres (334.80 km2)[474]
Madison Wetland Management District East Central South Dakota SD 1969 129,700 acres (525 km2)[475]
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge Brown County SD 1935 21,498 acres (87.00 km2)[476]
Sand Lake Wetland Management District North Central South Dakota SD 1961 45,000 acres (180 km2)[477]
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge Day County SD 1935 4,650 acres (18.8 km2)[478]
Waubay Wetland Management District Northeast South Dakota SD 1935 40,000 acres (160 km2)[479]
Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the West Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Lauderdale County TN 1985 25,006 acres (101.20 km2)[480]
Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge Stewart County TN 1962 8,862 acres (35.86 km2)[481]
Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge Hardeman County
Haywood County
TN 1964 11,556 acres (46.77 km2)[482]
Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the West Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Lake County TN 1938 1,846 acres (7.47 km2)[483]
Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the West Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Lauderdale County
Tipton County
TN 1980 9,451 acres (38.25 km2)[484]
Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge[485] Jackson County TN 2023 87 acres (0.35 km2)[486]
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the West Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Lake County
Obion County
Fulton County, Kentucky
TN 1941 10,428 acres (42.20 km2)[487]
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Benton County
Decatur County
Henry County
Humphreys County
TN 1945 51,359 acres (207.84 km2)[488]
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge Chambers County TX 1963 37,000 acres (150 km2)[489]
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Aransas County
Calhoun County
Refugio County
TX 1937 114,657 acres (464.00 km2)[490]
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge Colorado County TX 1972 10,528 acres (42.61 km2)[491]
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge Burnet County
Travis County
Williamson County
TX 1992 46,080 acres (186.5 km2)[492]
Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge Matagorda County TX 1983 5,000 acres (20 km2)[493]
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge Brazoria County TX 1969 44,414 acres (179.74 km2)[494]
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge Randall County TX 1958 7,680 acres (31.1 km2)[495]
Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge Harrison County TX 2000 8,493 acres (34.37 km2)[496]
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge Grayson County TX 1946 11,320 acres (45.8 km2)[497]
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Cameron County
Willacy County
TX 1946 65,096 acres (263.43 km2)[498]
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge Cameron County
Hidalgo County
Starr County
Zapata County
TX 1979 90,788 acres (367.41 km2)[499]
McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge Jefferson County TX 1980 58,861 acres (238.20 km2)[500]
Moody National Wildlife Refuge Chambers County TX 3,517 acres (14.23 km2)[501]
(Easement on private land)
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge Bailey County TX 1935 6,440 acres (26.1 km2)[502]
Neches River National Wildlife Refuge Anderson County
Cherokee County
TX 2006 4,404 acres (17.82 km2)[503]
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge Brazoria County
Matagorda County
TX 1969 45,730 acres (185.1 km2)[504]
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge Hidalgo County TX 1943 2,088 acres (8.45 km2)[505]
Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge Jefferson County TX 1979 8,972 acres (36.31 km2)[506]
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge Liberty County TX 1994 30,000 acres (120 km2)[507]
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Box Elder County UT 1928 79,000 acres (320 km2)[508]
Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge Juab County UT 1959 17,992 acres (72.81 km2)[509]
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge Uintah County UT 1960 11,987 acres (48.51 km2)[510]
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge Franklin County VT 1943 6,642 acres (26.88 km2)[511]
Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex) St. Thomas VI 1969 45 acres (0.18 km2)[512]
Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex) St. Croix VI 1977 14 acres (0.057 km2)[513]
Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex) St. Croix VI 1984 360 acres (1.5 km2)[514]
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Virginia Beach VA 1938 9,062 acres (36.67 km2)[515]
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Accomack County
Worcester County, Maryland
VA 1943 14,000 acres (57 km2)[516]
Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge Northampton County VA 1984 1,127 acres (4.56 km2)[517]
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Fairfax County VA 1969 2,277 acres (9.21 km2)[518]
Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Prince William County VA 1970 325 acres (1.32 km2)[519]
Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge Northampton County VA 1973 1,850 acres (7.5 km2)[520]
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Chesapeake
Suffolk
Camden County, North Carolina
Gates County, North Carolina
Pasquotank County, North Carolina
VA 1974 112,000 acres (450 km2)[521]
James River National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Prince George County VA 1991 4,200 acres (17 km2)[522]
Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge Suffolk VA 1973 411 acres (1.66 km2)[523]
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Prince William County VA 1998 644 acres (2.61 km2)[524]
Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge^ Poquoson VA 1972 3,501 acres (14.17 km2)[525]
Presquile National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Chesterfield County VA 1953 1,329 acres (5.38 km2)[526]
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Caroline County
Essex County
King George County
Richmond County
VA 1996 9,030 acres (36.5 km2)[527]
Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge Wallops Island, Accomack County VA 1975 373 acres (1.51 km2)[528]
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Thurston County
Pierce County
WA 1974 4,529 acres (18.33 km2)[529]
Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Adams County
Grant County
WA 1944 29,596 acres (119.77 km2)[530]
Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge Klickitat County WA 1964 7,072 acres (28.62 km2)[531]
Copalis National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Grays Harbor County WA 1907 60.8 acres (0.246 km2)[532]
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Clallam County WA 1915 772.52 acres (3.1263 km2)[533]
Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Clallam County WA 1907 125 acres (0.51 km2)[534]
Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge Skamania County WA 1990 551.73 acres (2.2328 km2)[535]
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge Grays Harbor County WA 1990 1,471.38 acres (5.9545 km2)[536]
Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer Wahkiakum County
Clatsop County, Oregon
Columbia County, Oregon
WA 1972 5,600 acres (23 km2)[434]
Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge Pend Oreille County
Stevens County
WA 1939 42,593.57 acres (172.3701 km2)[537]
McNary National Wildlife Refuge Walla Walla County WA 1956 14,664.54 acres (59.3453 km2)[538]
Pierce National Wildlife Refuge Skamania County WA 1983 329.38 acres (1.3330 km2)[539]
Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Jefferson County WA 1982 659.31 acres (2.6681 km2)[488]
Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Clallam County
Jefferson County
WA 1907 300.2 acres (1.215 km2)[540]
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Clark County WA 1965 5,228.1 acres (21.157 km2)[541]
Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge/Hanford Reach National Monument Adams County
Benton County
Franklin County
Grant County
WA 2000 194,451 acres (786.92 km2)[542]
San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex) San Juan County WA 1976 454 acres (1.84 km2)[543]
Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge Clark County WA 1987 1,049 acres (4.25 km2)[544]
Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge Yakima County WA 1964 1,978 acres (8.00 km2)[545]
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge Spokane County WA 1937 18,684.98 acres (75.6154 km2)[546]
Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge Benton County
Morrow County, Oregon
WA 1969 23,783 acres (96.25 km2)[547]
Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Pacific County WA 1937 11,000 acres (45 km2)[548]
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Tucker County WV 11 July 1994 16,613.44 acres (67.2322 km2)
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Ohio River WV 1990 2,664.54 acres (10.7830 km2)
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge Grant County
Richland County
Illinois
Iowa
WI 1989 812 acres (3.29 km2)[549]
Fox River National Wildlife Refuge Marquette County WI 1979 1,054 acres (4.27 km2)[550]
Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge Door County WI 1913 28 acres (0.11 km2)[551]
Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge Door County, Delta County, Michigan WI 1912 330 acres (1.3 km2)[552]
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge Walworth County WI 2012 11 acres (0.045 km2)[553]
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge Dodge County
Fond du Lac County
WI 1941 21,400 acres (87 km2)[554]
Leopold Wetland Management District Southeastern Wisconsin WI 1993 13,000 acres (53 km2)[555]
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge Juneau County WI 1939 43,696 acres (176.83 km2)[556]
St. Croix Wetland Management District West Central Wisconsin WI 1992 7,500 acres (30 km2)[557]
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge Buffalo County
Trempealeau County
WI 1936 6,226 acres (25.20 km2)[558]
Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge Bayfield County WI 1999 329 acres (1.33 km2)[559]
Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge Albany County WY 1932 1,116 acres (4.52 km2)[560]
Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Lincoln County WY 1993 26,657 acres (107.88 km2)[561]
Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge Albany County WY 1932 1,968 acres (7.96 km2)[562]
Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge Albany County WY 1993 1,776 acres (7.19 km2)[563]
National Elk Refuge Teton County WY 1912 25,000 acres (100 km2)[564]
Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge Carbon County
Natrona County
WY 1909 16,807 acres (68.02 km2)[565]
Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge Sweetwater County WY 1965 27,230 acres (110.2 km2)[566]
Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge (Part of the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex) UM
Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) UM
Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) UM
Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) UM
Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) UM
Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) UM
Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) UM
Wake Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) UM
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