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Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge

The Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge is located in Southwest Florida in Collier County, between Marco Island and Everglades City, Florida. The refuge was first established in 1996 and covers 35,000 acres of the Ten Thousand Islands. The refuge includes both fresh and saltwater, and protects a large area of mangrove forest.

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National Wildlife Refuge33,989 acresUSFWSFL
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Stefan.witz, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
1 fire
active
Set Wui 9 Rx 1029 (prescribed burn) · 45 mi from the center
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
StateFlorida
Size33,989 acres
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point25.91° N, 81.57° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 9)

Boundary map

2 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 Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge60°70°80°90°January: 2.50 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.91 inches of precipitationMarch: 2.05 inches of precipitationApril: 2.48 inches of precipitationMay: 3.38 inches of precipitationJune: 8.36 inches of precipitationJuly: 6.60 inches of precipitationAugust: 9.16 inches of precipitationSeptember: 9.92 inches of precipitationOctober: 3.21 inches of precipitationNovember: 2.02 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.71 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 64.4°F averageFebruary: 66.7°F averageMarch: 69.4°F averageApril: 74.1°F averageMay: 78.6°F averageJune: 82.2°F averageJuly: 83.5°F averageAugust: 83.8°F averageSeptember: 82.6°F averageOctober: 78.8°F averageNovember: 72.0°F averageDecember: 67.7°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Marco Is, 9 miles from the center point at 10 feet, station USC00085359 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 53 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
  • Prescribed
    Set Wui 9 Rx 1029

    45 mi from the center point

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 Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Preserve · 26 mi
Big Cypress National Preserve
National Register listings within 15 miles · 8 in all · Register Atlas

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

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge?

33,989 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge in?

Florida.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 25.913° N, 81.567° W. Big Cypress National Preserve is 26 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Is there a fire near Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge right now?

1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Set Wui 9 Rx 1029 at 45 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

Which national parks are near Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge?

Big Cypress National Preserve (26 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 8 listings within 15 miles, including Bay City Walking Dredge and Horr, Capt. John Foley, House.

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 (Q18217480), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Ten Thousand Islands 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.