Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge

Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge
LocationLauderdale County, Alabama, United States
Nearest cityFlorence, Alabama
Coordinates34°45′07″N 87°46′57″W / 34.75205°N 87.782478°W / 34.75205; -87.782478
Area1,060 acres (4.3 km2)
Established1997
Visitors6000 (in 2005)
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteKey Cave NWR

Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge is a 1,060 acre (4.3 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located in northwestern Alabama, along the Tennessee River downstream from Florence, Alabama. Additional purchases are under negotiation which will increase the size of the refuge to 1,800 acres (7.3 km2).

More than 6,000 visitors per year visit the refuge. The facility is unstaffed, but is administered by the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama.