USFWS · Arkansas

Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge

The Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is a 76,000 acre (307.56 km2) national wildlife refuge located in south-central Arkansas in Ashley, Bradley, and Union counties. Felsenthal NWR is one of three refuges forming an administrative complex, which also includes Pond Creek NWR to the northwest and Overflow NWR to the east.

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Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Brad Emerson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.
1 fire
active
Kelsey · 19 mi from the center · 131 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-11-01
Incident details ↓

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateArkansas
Size77,630 acres
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point33.16° N, 92.16° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 11)

Boundary map

7 outlines

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.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 5.52 inches of precipitationFebruary: 5.51 inches of precipitationMarch: 5.37 inches of precipitationApril: 5.65 inches of precipitationMay: 4.98 inches of precipitationJune: 3.67 inches of precipitationJuly: 4.23 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.62 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.60 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.29 inches of precipitationNovember: 4.44 inches of precipitationDecember: 5.79 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 45.6°F averageFebruary: 49.2°F averageMarch: 56.9°F averageApril: 64.5°F averageMay: 72.8°F averageJune: 80.2°F averageJuly: 83.4°F averageAugust: 82.9°F averageSeptember: 77.1°F averageOctober: 66.0°F averageNovember: 55.1°F averageDecember: 47.9°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Crossett 2 SSE, 13 miles from the center point at 180 feet, station USC00031730 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 57 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Fire nearby

Within 50 miles · as of 2026-11-01
  • Wildfire
    Kelsey

    19 mi from the center point · 131 acres · 95% contained

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 · 20 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Arkansas

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  • The Ozarks: 43 spectacular hikes in Arkansas and Missouri
    Jim Warnock, 2017
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  • Arkansas Nature Lover's Guidebook
    Tim Ernst and Pam Ernst, 2010
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  • Scenic Routes and Byways the Ozarks
    Don Kurz, 2013
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge?

77,630 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge in?

Arkansas.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 33.162° N, 92.157° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Is there a fire near Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge right now?

1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Kelsey at 19 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

Are there historic places near Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 20 listings within 15 miles, including Crossett Experimental Forest Building No. 2 and Crossett Experimental Forest Building No. 6.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q5442617), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Felsenthal 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.