Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge

#7660 among destinations in the United States

Natural attraction, Protected area

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Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge is located just north of Bastrop, Louisiana in Morehouse Parish, north central Louisiana. The refuge was established in 1988 with the southeast's first fee title transfer of a Farmer's Home Administration tract to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A free lease of 38 acres from International Paper increased the refuge to the current 501 acres. ()

Established: 1988 (36 years ago)Visitors per year: 4.3 thous.Coordinates: 32°49'51"N, 91°48'18"W

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LouisianaUnited States

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Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Snyder Museum, Chemin-A-Haut State Park.

6.3 miSW
Art museum, Museum, Tudor Revival architecture
Snyder Museum, Bastrop
161 min walk • The Snyder Memorial Museum and Creative Arts Center, formerly the Snyder House, at 1620 East Madison Avenue in Bastrop in Morehouse Parish in northern Louisiana, was built in 1929. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 1996. The listing included two contributing buildings.
5.9 miNW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Chemin-A-Haut State Park
152 min walk • Chemin-A-Haut State Park is a 503-acre site located in northern Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. Visitors may access the park from U.S. Highway 425 about 10 miles north of Bastrop. Chemin-à-Haut means "High Road" in French. Much of the park is on a high bluff overlooking winding Bayou Bartholomew.

Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge

Facts and practical information

Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Snyder Museum, Bastrop

Chemin-A-Haut State Park