| Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
  Map of the United States | |
| Location | Morehouse Parish, Louisiana |
| Nearest city | Bastrop, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32°50′06″N 91°48′06″W / 32.83500°N 91.80167°W |
| Area | 501 acres (2.03 km2) |
| Established | 1988 |
| Visitors | 4,250 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge |
Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge
Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge is located just north of Bastrop, Louisiana in Morehouse Parish, north central Louisiana. The refuge was established in 1988 with the southeast's first fee title transfer of a Farmer's Home Administration tract (466 acres) to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A free lease of 38 acres (150,000 m2) from International Paper increased the refuge to the current 501 acres (2.03 km2).