Grand Cote
Marksville, LA 71351-4518
Plan Your Visit
Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge offers a variety of activities for visitors. Thousands of people visit the refuge each year to take advantage of outdoor recreation opportunities such as hunting, wildlife photography and observation, and fishing.
Driving Directions The refuge office is located at 401 Island Road just west of Marksville, LA near the community of Fifth Ward. Follow Louisiana Highway 1 North from Marksville to Fifth Ward; turn left onto Louisiana Highway 1194 at caution light; stay on Highway 1194, following signs to headquarters building.
An alternate route to the refuge from Marksville, Louisiana is south on Highway 115 to Little California Road, 3.3 miles to Island Road, the headquarters is 0.5 mile left from the intersection of Little California Road and Island Road.
All hunters must obtain and complete a Daily Visitor Use Reporting Card upon entering the refuge. Before leaving the refuge, users must complete card and deposit it in a drop box at one of the check stations.
Activities
Services
Refuge staff use a variety of tools to manage wildlife populations and habitat on Grand Cote NWR.
About
Established in 1989, Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge provides vital waterfowl habitat within the Mississippi/Red River floodplain. Located in east-central Louisiana, it attracts diverse waterfowl species like Northern pintails, mallards, and various geese during fall and winter. In warmer months, migratory songbirds use its bayous and wetlands, alongside resident mammals and reptiles. The refuge is managed as part of the Central Louisiana Refuges Complex.