The refuge helps maintain ecosystems, protecting residents and property. The entrance fee is $5/vehicle. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in St. Marks, Florida was established in 1931. Stretching along 45 miles of the Gulf Coast in northern Florida, the refuge is of vital importance to the local community, maintaining healthy ecosystems that protect residents and their property and attracts over 320,000 visitors annually. It is an asset to people and wildlife as the refuge:
The St. Marks Refuge is part of the North American Coastal Plain “biodiversity hotspot,” one of 36 biologically rich and deeply threatened regions across the globe targeted by Conservation International for plant and wildlife conservation and critical to human survival. Marks Refuge protects 32,000 acres of pristine Apalachee Bay through an Executive Closure Boundary to benefit migratory birds and marine resources.
