Recent Bird Sightings

eBird Trail Tracker

Find out what birds are currently being seen at the refuge using the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's eBird Trail Tracker.

About the Complex

Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex

The Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex is comprised of seven national wildlife refuges, totaling 56,949 acres, located in coastal Georgia and South Carolina.

Harris Neck is managed as part of the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex.

About the NWRS

National Wildlife Refuge System

The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.

Enjoy Your Visit!

• Hours of Operation

  Refuge lands, including the Wildlife Drive (portions closed for pine beetle project), are open from sunrise to sunset, 7 days a week. All entrance/exit gates will automatically close at sunset each day. Visitor Contact Station is open Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM with additional hours added seasonally. Barbour River Landing is open from 4:00 AM - midnight, 7 days a week.

• Hunt Information

  

  Harris Neck NWR offers archery and gun hunting opportunities for both deer and feral hogs. A refuge hunt permit and State licenses are required of all hunter 16 and over.

  Click here for detailed hunting information...

• History of the Refuge

  

  The history of Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge is as rich and diverse as the wildlife and habitat resources protected there today.

  Learn more...

• Find a Baby Bird or Injured Wildlife?

  The refuge is not equipped to take in or care for injured or orphaned animals. The Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources maintains a list of permitted wildlife rehabilitators that you may contact. Georgia DNR is also who should be contacted for any nuisance wildlife issues, including aggressive alligators.

  Georgia Department of Natural Resources