Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge

Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location	Volusia / Lake counties, Florida, USA
Nearest city	DeLeon Springs, Florida
Coordinates	29°05′N 81°26′W
Area	21,574 acres (87 km2)
Established	1964
Governing body	US Fish & Wildlife Service

The Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located in north central Florida, twenty-five miles west of Daytona Beach, off U.S. Highway 17 in DeLeon Springs.

The Lake Woodruff Wilderness Area is part of the refuge, and consists of 1,066 acres (4.31 km²) or 4.9% of its total area. It lies along the western boundary, between Honey Creek and the St. Johns River. On the river's other side is the Alexander Springs Wilderness Area.

Wildlife Gallery

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  Great Blue Heron

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  Gopher Turtle (Gopherus Polyphemus)

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  Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

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  Young Gator at Audubon Lookout

References

• Map of Lake Woodruff NWR USFWS

External links

• Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
• Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge (general)
• Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge (birding)
• Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge at Stetson University
• Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge at GORP
• Friends of Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge