Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge

Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge
LocationJackson County, Alabama, United States
Nearest cityPaint Rock, Alabama
Coordinates34°38′56″N 86°17′52″W / 34.648982°N 86.297865°W / 34.648982; -86.297865
Area199.23 acres (0.8 km2)[1]
Established1981
Visitors1,200 (in 2005)
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteFern Cave NWR

Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge is a 199-acre (0.8 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located in northeastern Alabama, near Paint Rock, Alabama in Jackson County.

Despite receiving more than 1,200 visitors per year, the facility is unstaffed; it is administered by the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama.

  1. ^ "National Wildlife Refuges - Acres by State and Unit" (PDF). US Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 6 September 2016.