Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge

Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge
LocationJackson County, Alabama, United States
Nearest cityScottsboro, Alabama
Coordinates34°36′52″N 86°07′43″W / 34.614491°N 86.128521°W / 34.614491; -86.128521
Area264 acres (107 ha)[1]
Established1978 (1978)
Visitors5,000 (in 2005)
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteSauta Cave NWR

Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge is a 264-acre (107 ha)[1] National Wildlife Refuge located in northeastern Alabama, near the Sauty Creek embayment of Guntersville Lake.

More than 5,000 visitors per year visit the refuge. The facility is unstaffed, but is administered by the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama. The cave itself is closed to the public.

  1. ^ a b "2011 Annual Lands Report Data Tables". National Wildlife Refuge System Lands Report (PDF). National Wildlife Refuge System. July 30, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)