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Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge

Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge is an 1,836-acre National Wildlife Refuge located in southwestern coast of the main island of Puerto Rico, in the municipality of Cabo Rojo. The wildlife refuge is centered around two large hypersaline lagoons: Fraternidad and Candelaria, located along the flanks of the southwestern tip of the island: Los Morrillos de los Cabos Rojos, itself managed by the commonwealth of Puerto Rico as part of the Boquerón State Forest.

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National Wildlife Refuge1,884 acresUSFWSPR
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
1fire
active
Power Storm · 14 mi from the center · 16 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-09-17
Incident details ↓

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StatePuerto Rico
Size1,884 acres (computed from the boundary polygon)
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point17.9673, -67.1796
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 39)

Boundary map

1 outline

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Fire nearby

Within 50 miles · as of 2026-09-17
  • Wildfire
    Power Storm

    14 mi from the center point · 16 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge, and is measured from the center of a boundary that may be many miles across. Check the agency page for closures.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 34 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge?

1,884 acres, measured from the published boundary polygon. The agency’s own figure can differ where the boundary includes water or inholdings.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge in?

Puerto Rico.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 17.967, -67.180. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Is there a fire near Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge right now?

1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Power Storm at 14 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

How dark is the night sky at Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 39 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, very dark ground, a faint glow at most.

Source: NASA Black Marble

Are there historic places near Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge?

34 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Faro de los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo and Casa de los Ponce de Leon.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons; a state is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.