Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge

Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: PO Box 808
Jackson, AL 36545
Phone: 251-246-3583;
Fax: 251-246-5414;
Web: choctaw.fws.gov
Established: 1964.
Location: 80 miles north of Mobile.
Facilities: Visitor contact station, hiking trails, auto tour route, scenic overlook, boat ramp.
Activities: Boating, fishing, hiking, hunting.
Special Features: Two creeks (Okaktuppa Creek and Turkey Creek) divide the refuge into three sections. Thirty-five acres of black gum and bald cypress have been set aside as Tupelo Gum Natural Area.
Habitats: 4,218 acres plus 236 acres in perpetual conservation easements. One half of the refuge is made up of creeks, sloughs, lakes, and backwaters of the Tombigbee River; the other half is bottomland hardwoods.
Access: Open year round during daylight hours. Between December 1 and March 1 some areas are closed to the public to provide sanctuary to wintering waterfowl.
Wild life: Heron, raptor, otter, beaver, deer, turkey, raccoon, squirrel, American alligator, bald eagle, wood stork.

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