USFWS · Georgia

Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge

Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge is a 35,000-acre (140 km2) National Wildlife Refuge established in 1939 and located in central Georgia.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

National Wildlife Refuge39,530 acresUSFWSGA1 trail
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
2fires
active
Jones Round Oak Juliette Rd · 3 mi from the center · 17 acres
1 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateGeorgia
Size39,530 acres (computed from the boundary polygon)
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point33.0997, -83.6978
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 11)

Boundary map

2 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 4.44 inches of precipitationFebruary: 4.33 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.82 inches of precipitationApril: 3.56 inches of precipitationMay: 2.60 inches of precipitationJune: 3.79 inches of precipitationJuly: 4.56 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.92 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.87 inches of precipitationOctober: 2.94 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.50 inches of precipitationDecember: 4.37 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 43.3°F averageFebruary: 46.7°F averageMarch: 53.6°F averageApril: 61.1°F averageMay: 69.1°F averageJune: 76.6°F averageJuly: 80.1°F averageAugust: 78.9°F averageSeptember: 73.1°F averageOctober: 63.0°F averageNovember: 52.6°F averageDecember: 45.9°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 in5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Monticello, 16 miles from the center point at 518 feet, station USC00095988 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 47 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Trails

Trailhead Atlas →

1 named Forest Service trail starts or ends within 4.4 miles of the center point, 0 miles in all.

TrailMiles
Double Bridges Trail0.4

Lengths and allowed uses come from the Forest Service trail layer by way of Trailhead Atlas, refreshed September 18, 2026. Trails in plain text have no page there yet. The radius is the one a circle of this unit’s acreage would have, measured from the center point, so a trail listed here can fall outside the boundary.

Fire nearby

Within 50 miles · as of 2026-09-18
  • Wildfire
    Jones Round Oak Juliette Rd

    3 mi from the center point · 17 acres

  • Prescribed
    27B/27C Rx

    4 mi from the center point

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge, and is measured from the center of a boundary that may be many miles across. Check the agency page for closures.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Historical Park · 11 mi
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 76 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge?

39,530 acres, measured from the published boundary polygon. The agency’s own figure can differ where the boundary includes water or inholdings.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge in?

Georgia.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 33.100, -83.698. Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is 11 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Is there a fire near Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge right now?

2 active incidents within 50 miles as of 2026-09-18, the nearest Jones Round Oak Juliette Rd at 3 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

How dark is the night sky at Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 11 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, about as dark as the ground gets.

Source: NASA Black Marble

Which national parks are near Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge?

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (11 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge?

76 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Raines-Carmichael House and Johnston-Hay House.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons; a state is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Trails: the Trailhead Atlas open-data file of Forest Service trails, matched by trail endpoints falling inside a circle of this unit’s acreage around the center point.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.