Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge
Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Iron 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 Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.
Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge map
Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
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 Pilot Knob 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
Source: fws.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Pilot Knob, 1.1 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge
- National forestMark Twain National Forest is 1.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- fws.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- recreation.gov (accessed 2026-09-29)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)