Hundreds of ducks flying around an icy lake on a sunny day.
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Birding

At Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is a great place for birders to find a variety of birds due to the wide variety of habitats. Check out what fellow birders have been seeing recently at Cornell Lab's eBird website.

Please note, Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is a fee use area. Learn more about fees at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge.

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Activities

kid holding a fish he caught while standing next to a USFWS employing. In the background is a lake with other people fishing along the shore.
Fishing
A small boat travels in the middle of a river with wooded riverbanks
Boating
A woman waterfowl hunting by a wetland at sunset
Hunting
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
6987 Headquarters Road
Marion, IL 62959
(618) 997-3344
8588 Route 148
Marion, IL 62959
CrabOrchard@fws.gov

Visitor Center: (618) 997-3344 ext 1
FWS Crime Tip's Line: 1-844-FWS-TIPS (397-8477)
State of Illinois’ Tip's Hotline: 1-877-236-7529
Medical emergency: 9-1-1