ParksRanked

Best National Wildlife Refuges

The top pick for national wildlife refuge visits is Northwest Trek Wildlife Park with a ParksRanked Score of 0, from 120 places ranked by our own ParksRanked Score.

120 places · 120 ranked · ranked honestly, never by who pays.

These are the best places we track for national wildlife refuge visits, ranked purely by our own ParksRanked Score. We show every qualifying place; any without enough data yet carries an Insufficient ranking data marker instead of a guessed score.

Top of the list right now: Northwest Trek Wildlife Park with a ParksRanked Score of 0.

Explore on the live map →
  1. Northwest Trek Wildlife ParkNational Wildlife Refuge · Washington, United States · Score 95
  2. Out of Africa Wildlife ParkNational Wildlife Refuge · Arizona, United States · Score 95
  3. Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Colorado, United States · Score 95
  4. Fossil Rim Wildlife CenterNational Wildlife Refuge · Texas, United States · Score 94
  5. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Washington, United States · Score 94
  6. Tanganyika Wildlife ParkNational Wildlife Refuge · Kansas, United States · Score 94
  7. Chincoteague National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Virginia, United States · Score 94
  8. Turpentine Creek Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Arkansas, United States · Score 94
  9. Global Wildlife CenterNational Wildlife Refuge · Louisiana, United States · Score 94
  10. The Wild Animal SanctuaryNational Wildlife Refuge · Colorado, United States · Score 94
  11. Colorado Wolf and Wildlife CenterNational Wildlife Refuge · Colorado, United States · Score 94
  12. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at TinicumNational Wildlife Refuge · Pennsylvania, United States · Score 94
  13. Bay Beach Wildlife SanctuaryNational Wildlife Refuge · Wisconsin, United States · Score 94
  14. Pea Island National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · North Carolina, United States · Score 93
  15. Savannah National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · South Carolina, United States · Score 93
  16. Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Texas, United States · Score 93
  17. Lion's Den Gorge Nature PreserveNational Wildlife Refuge · Wisconsin, United States · Score 93
  18. Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation AreaNational Wildlife Refuge · Idaho, United States · Score 93
  19. Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Florida, United States · Score 93
  20. Montezuma National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · New York, United States · Score 93
  21. Rachel Carson National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Maine, United States · Score 93
  22. Oatland Island Wildlife CenterNational Wildlife Refuge · Georgia, United States · Score 93
  23. Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · California, United States · Score 93
  24. Okefenokee Swamp ParkNational Wildlife Refuge · Georgia, United States · Score 93
  25. Wildlife Prairie ParkNational Wildlife Refuge · Illinois, United States · Score 93
  26. Jamaica Bay Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · New York, United States · Score 93
  27. Seven Islands State Birding ParkNational Wildlife Refuge · Tennessee, United States · Score 93
  28. Back Bay National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Virginia, United States · Score 93
  29. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Visitor CenterNational Wildlife Refuge · New Mexico, United States · Score 93
  30. Deer Flat National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Idaho, United States · Score 92
  31. Sachuest Point National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Rhode Island, United States · Score 92
  32. Patuxent Research RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Maryland, United States · Score 92
  33. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor CenterNational Wildlife Refuge · Florida, United States · Score 92
  34. Magee Marsh Wildlife AreaNational Wildlife Refuge · Ohio, United States · Score 92
  35. Santa Ana National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Texas, United States · Score 92
  36. Schlitz Audubon Nature CenterNational Wildlife Refuge · Wisconsin, United States · Score 92
  37. Ridgefield National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Washington, United States · Score 92
  38. Dungeness National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Washington, United States · Score 92
  39. Ottawa National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Ohio, United States · Score 92
  40. National Elk RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Wyoming, United States · Score 92
  41. Salato Wildlife Education CenterNational Wildlife Refuge · Kentucky, United States · Score 92
  42. Great Swamp National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · New Jersey, United States · Score 92
  43. Kilauea Point National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Hawaii, United States · Score 92
  44. Okefenokee National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Georgia, United States · Score 92
  45. Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge CenterNational Wildlife Refuge · Utah, United States · Score 92
  46. Havasu National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Arizona, United States · Score 92
  47. Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Louisiana, United States · Score 92
  48. Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife SanctuaryNational Wildlife Refuge · Massachusetts, United States · Score 92
  49. Egmont Key National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Florida, United States · Score 92
  50. Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Virginia, United States · Score 92
  51. Ash Meadows National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Nevada, United States · Score 92
  52. Forsythe Wildlife Refuge Visitor Information CenterNational Wildlife Refuge · New Jersey, United States · Score 92
  53. Saint Marks National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Florida, United States · Score 92
  54. San Diego Bay National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · California, United States · Score 92
  55. J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Florida, United States · Score 92
  56. Eastern Shore Of Virginia National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Virginia, United States · Score 92
  57. Aransas National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Texas, United States · Score 92
  58. McNary National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Washington, United States · Score 92
  59. Alligator River National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · North Carolina, United States · Score 92
  60. Salt Plains National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Oklahoma, United States · Score 91
  61. Kofa National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Arizona, United States · Score 91
  62. Red River National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Louisiana, United States · Score 91
  63. Hagerman National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Texas, United States · Score 91
  64. Baskett Slough National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Oregon, United States · Score 91
  65. Bombay Hook National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Delaware, United States · Score 91
  66. Currituck National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · North Carolina, United States · Score 91
  67. Seney National Wildlife Refuge - Main UnitNational Wildlife Refuge · Michigan, United States · Score 91
  68. Prime Hook National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Delaware, United States · Score 91
  69. Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife SanctuaryNational Wildlife Refuge · Massachusetts, United States · Score 91
  70. Pahranagat National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Nevada, United States · Score 91
  71. Cedar Cove Conservation & Education CenterNational Wildlife Refuge · Kansas, United States · Score 91
  72. Wertheim National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · New York, United States · Score 91
  73. Keālia Pond National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Hawaii, United States · Score 91
  74. Brazoria National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Texas, United States · Score 91
  75. Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · New York, United States · Score 91
  76. Iroquois National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · New York, United States · Score 91
  77. Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Texas, United States · Score 91
  78. Sherburne National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Minnesota, United States · Score 91
  79. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · California, United States · Score 91
  80. Pelican Island National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Florida, United States · Score 91
  81. Beach City Wildlife AreaNational Wildlife Refuge · Ohio, United States · Score 91
  82. Cove Island Wildlife SanctuaryNational Wildlife Refuge · Connecticut, United States · Score 91
  83. Loess Bluffs National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Missouri, United States · Score 91
  84. Ankeny National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Oregon, United States · Score 91
  85. Florida Panther National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Florida, United States · Score 91
  86. Forks of the River Wildlife Management AreaNational Wildlife Refuge · Tennessee, United States · Score 91
  87. Assabet River National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Massachusetts, United States · Score 91
  88. Metzger Marsh Wildlife AreaNational Wildlife Refuge · Ohio, United States · Score 91
  89. Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge - Bayou Lacombe UnitNational Wildlife Refuge · Louisiana, United States · Score 91
  90. Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife SanctuaryNational Wildlife Refuge · Massachusetts, United States · Score 91
  91. Monomoy National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Massachusetts, United States · Score 91
  92. Shiawassee National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Michigan, United States · Score 91
  93. Atchafalaya National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Louisiana, United States · Score 91
  94. Oregon Islands National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Oregon, United States · Score 91
  95. Anahuac National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Texas, United States · Score 91
  96. Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Texas, United States · Score 91
  97. Sevilleta National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · New Mexico, United States · Score 91
  98. Turnbull National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Washington, United States · Score 91
  99. McFaddin National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Texas, United States · Score 91
  100. William L. Finley National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge · Oregon, United States · Score 91

Showing the top 100 of 120.

Common questions

How many places are on this list?
120 places, 120 of them ranked.
What is the top pick for national wildlife refuge visits?
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park leads with a ParksRanked Score of 0.
How does ParksRanked decide the order?
By our own ParksRanked Score only. Membership reflects our curated selections from the directory; no advertising or partnership ever influences the ranking, and sparse-data places are clearly marked.