List of National Wildlife Refuges

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

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

District of Columbia

 * None

Georgia

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

Idaho

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

Illinois

 * See also: Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex

Maine

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

Maryland

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

Nevada

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

New York

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

North Carolina

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

North Dakota

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

Northern Mariana Islands

 * None

Ohio

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

Oregon

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

Puerto Rico

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

Rhode Island

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

South Carolina

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

Tennessee

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

U.S. Minor Outlying Islands



 * Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex (in PR, the UM and VI)
 * Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge
 * Managed under the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge (in Hawaii)
 * Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
 * United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges (in the UM)
 * Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge
 * Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge
 * Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge
 * Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
 * Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge
 * Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
 * Wake Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

Virgin Islands (U.S.)

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

Virginia

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

Washington

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