National wildlife refuge

Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge

Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Lawrence County, Missouri, established in 1987, run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is closed to all public use: no one may land on or enter it.

Current notices posted by the managing agency. Checked Oct. 5, 2026.

Closure: The refuge is closed to the public. This refuge exists to protect endangered species habitat.

Check current closures and fire restrictions for Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.

Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge map

Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for MO, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.

Hours, fees, and visitor center

There is no entrance fee at Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge.

What visitors do here: hiking, an auto tour route, boating.

Source: fws.gov, checked 2026-09-30.

Wildlife

InvertebrateThreatened and endangered species