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There are lots of fun, interesting, and educational things you can do on Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge.  Keep in mind, if an activity is not wildlife related and does not help in the protection or understanding of wildlife or their habitat, there are probably refuge rules governing this activity.  Please check with the refuge management before participating in an activity that could harm the environment or yourself.  

Sauta Cave itself is gated and not open to the public due to the potential for disturbance of federally endangered gray and Indiana bats.  But viewing the evening bat emergence during the warm season is encouraged from the viewing platform.

Hours:  

Open daylight hours only (year-round). The cave entrance area is open until it gets too dark to see the emergence.

Hunting:

Upland small game hunting is permitted on Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge.  Sauta Cave NWR is located near Alabama's North Sauty Refuge, which also is open to public hunting.

Hunters are required to sign and keep in their possession the annual Jackson County Wildlife Management Area & Refuges AREA Permit (which includes hunting regulations for North Sauty Refuge and Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge) the AREA permit is available at: https://www.outdooralabama.com/hunting/wildlife-management-areas.  Sauta Cave NWR is closed to door hunting.