Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge

Physical and mailing address:
16450 - NW 31 Place
Chiefland, FL 32626

Cell: +1703-622-3896
Phone: +1352-493-0238
Fax: +1352-493-1935

Hours: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM ET Zone; Mon-Thur

Email: lowersuwannee@fws.gov

Email Address

lowersuwannee@fws.gov

Special Message from the Refuge Manager

Special Message from the Refuge Manager

Entry to/on the Cedar Keys NWR islands

Open areas:  All of Atsena Otie Key and the sand beaches of the other islands.

Closed areas:  All interior and/or vegetated areas of North Key, Snake Key, Deadmans Key, Live Oak Key, Scale Key, Cedar Point, and Seahorse Key.

Waters around Snake Key (~100m) are closed to all entry March through June.

Should the birds nest again on Seahorse, then we would need to close some waters there again.

Entry to the closed areas are by permit only.