Sanctuary
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge
🇺🇸 United States
GFASaccredited
🛖 Sanctuary, United States 7 spp. present
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (TCWR) is a 459-acre wildlife refuge for abused, abandoned, and neglected big cats. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
36.311° N 93.755° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
7
speciesOpened
1992
Size
Large
Accreditations
- Global Federation of Animal SanctuariesSanctuary standards, no commercial breeding or trade
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–17:0025 Dec · closed24 Dec · 9:00–14:00
Getting there
- Address
- 239 Turpentine Creek Lane, Eureka Springs, AR 72632
- Phone
- +1 479-253-5841
Who runs it
- Run by
- Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge?
United States
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is a sanctuary in the United States, at 239 Turpentine Creek Lane, Eureka Springs, AR 72632. Its coordinates are 36.311° N, 93.755° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 915 km away.
What animals can you see at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge?
7 species
Citizen-science photos record 7 species at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, including Brown Bear, Bobcat, Serval, American Black Bear and Lion. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in the wild?
Brown Bear: Katmai National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge also live in the parks and cities we cover: Brown Bear (over 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Katmai National Park), Bobcat (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Yosemite National Park) and Serval (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ngorongoro Conservation Area).
Does Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge open?
Every day · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is open Every day · 9:00–17:00; 25 Dec · closed; 24 Dec · 9:00–14:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
Is Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge accredited?
GFAS accredited
Open registers list Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge with GFAS accredited. These marks come from Wikidata and the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge open and how big is it?
Opened 1992, 126 ha
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, a sanctuary in the United States, opened in 1992 and covers about 126 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 7 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website