The refuge is open during daylight hours, sunrise to sunset.

The refuge is closed to everyone except permitted hunters during refuge firearm deer hunts in the fall and turkey hunts in the spring. The dates the refuge is closed are published annually and will be updated by July of each year. Please refer to our Hunting & Fishing Regulations brochure for more detailed information.

Portions of the refuge may be closed due to heavy rains, local flooding, timber harvest operations, and prescribed burning.