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) |
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Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) |
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Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) |
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Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) |
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Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) |
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Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) |
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Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) |
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Wake Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge) |
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