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Explore 44,000 acres of diverse habitats and wildlife at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois. Learn how to visit, camp, hunt, fish, and enjoy nature at this federal site.
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About Us. Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge was established on August 5, 1947. The refuge is made up of 44,000 acres of land with a great diversity of flora and fauna. The major habitats on the refuge include oak hickory upland forest, bottomland hardwood forest, cropland, grazing units, brushland, prairie, wetlands and lakes.
Enjoy camping at one of the four campgrounds on the refuge, offering more than 250 campsites with different amenities and fees. Camping season is from April 1st to Mid-November, and reservations are not available.
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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is a 43,890 acre (180 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge primarily in southwestern Williamson County, but with small extensions into adjacent eastern Jackson and northeastern Union counties of southern Illinois, in the United States.
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- Marion, Illinois
- 1947
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, Marion, Illinois. 14,337 likes · 408 talking about this · 11,390 were here. Visit our official website: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/crab-orchard
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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. (618) 997-3344. 8588 Route 148 Marion, IL 62959. Visitor Center Hours. Daily. 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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