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Visitor Contact Station Closed Friday, November 1, 2024

The Visitor Contact Station at Harris Neck NWR will be closed on Friday, November 1, 2024.  It will resume normal operating hours of Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 AM - 2 PM next week. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) serves as an important link in the chain of refuges along the eastern seaboard, and is the inland base for two neighboring barrier island refuges, Blackbeard Island and Wolf Island.
Longleaf pine stand at Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
Forest Management Project
A forest management project funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will soon begin at Harris Neck NWR.

Visit Us

National wildlife refuges offer us all a chance to unplug from the stresses of daily life and reconnect with our natural surroundings.  Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge offers a variety of opportunities to explore and enjoy the great outdoors from sunrise to sunset every day. You can observe and photograph wildlife, fish, or during the season, hunt white-tailed deer.

Harris Neck NWR is open from sunrise to sunset, 7 days a week.  The Visitor Contact Station is open Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM.

Location and Contact Information

      Our Species

      Harris Neck NWR provides premier nesting, foraging, and wintering habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including nearly 350 species of birds.  Signature species include threatened wood storks, which nest in a large colony on Woody Pond, and the colorful and uncommon painted bunting.