National Wildlife Refuges in Tennessee

Tennessee has 7 national wildlife refuges, all run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge, Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge, Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge, Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge, Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge, and Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge. 2 are free to enter.

Each refuge sets its own closures and fire rules. Each refuge's page lists the fire restriction orders and closures on record for it, from the refuge's own fws.gov alerts, re-checked every six hours. Hunting and fishing seasons and limits are the refuge regulation's and Nevada's: each page links them, and none are restated here.

Tennessee national wildlife refuges map

  • National wildlife refuges (FWS)
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Land ownership: USGS PAD-US 4.1, dissolved by manager and simplified (parcels under about 2 square km not shown). Unit boundaries simplified. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge Lauderdale County Yes Not on record Not on record Not on record Not on record
Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge Stewart County Not on record Not on record Not on record Not on record Not on record
Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge Haywood County Yes Not on record Not on record Not on record Not on record
Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge Lake County Yes Not on record Not on record Not on record Not on record
Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge Lauderdale County Yes Not on record Not on record Not on record Not on record
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge Obion County Yes Not on record Not on record Not on record Not on record
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Decatur County Not on record Not on record Not on record Not on record Not on record