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| Day-Use | Fishing | yes | | | Hunting | yes |
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| National Park Overview: |
 | The refuge provides excellent wintering habitat for tens of thousands of ducks and geese. The endangered red-cockaded woodpecker and the threatened Louisiana black bear are found on Upper Ouachita NWR. Other wildlife species that call the refuge home include alligators, deer, turkey, squirrels, bald eagles and beaver. Upper Ouachita NWR is one of the four refuges managed in the North Louisiana Refuges Complex. |
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| Related Links: |
| U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | Southeast Region | Upper Ouachita NWR - The mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, working with others, is to conserve, protect, and ... Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge George Chandler Project Leader North Louisiana Refuges ... | | Where do you want to go birding in Lousiana today? - ... Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge Louisiana Wetland Management District .... Sabine National Wildlife Refuge Atchafalaya ... | | Regional Conditions - ... National Wildlife Refuge), Ouachita River (areas within and upstream of the Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge), Wham Brake drainage (Staulkinghead Creek, Little Bayou Boeuf, Bayou Lafourche ... | | Flying Emu's links to web-published seasonal bird checklists - The Flying Emu checklist links page is the biggest directory of bird checklists with seasonal abundance on the web."< ... Flying Emu Web-published Bird Checklists with Seasonal Abundance Almost all of ... | | Bird Checklists of the United States - ... and grass/shrub habitats also comprise a significant part of the refuge. The Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge (approximately 21,000 acres) is bordered on the east by the Ouachita River and ... |
| Directions: |
| Although Upper Ouachita NWR does not have a visitor center, many points of access are available to the public. Access Finch Bayou Recreation area and the scenic River Road on the west side of the refuge by way of La. Hwy 143. From Haile, Louisiana, turn east on Hooker Hole Road. Drive four miles and turn north onto River Road. Visitors can access the east side of the refuge in Morehouse Parish by way of Bastrop, Louisiana. From U.S. Hwy 165 turn west on Hang Out Road and travel 5 miles. Turn left on Meter Station Road. Go straight into the parking lot. For more access points onto the refuge, refer to a refuge brochure. Refuge headquarters are located on DArbonne NWR. |
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