The Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge is a (2014) wildlife refuge located in White County, Arkansas about two miles south of the town of Bald Knob. The refuge is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge features large numbers of migratory waterfowl and bald eagles during the winter months.
thumb|250px|left|A map of Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas.
The Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1993 when the U.S. government purchased a large rice farm from the John Hancock Insurance Company. The refuge consists of acres of agricultural land, of bottomland hardwood forest including wetland sloughs and oxbow lakes, of land being reforested, and of roads, levees, and other man-made facilities. The refuge is bordered on the south by the Little Red River. Bald Knob NWR is near the Henry Gray/Hurricane Lake State Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife
The refuge provides a protected habitat for migratory waterfowl, other birds, and endangered species
12,900 acres of the refuge is a former rice farm with extensive irrigation systems This is used to grow rice, soybeans, maize, and millet with emphasis on providing food and habitat for migratory waterfowl. The irrigation system is also utilized to provide habitat for wading birds, mudflats for shorebirds, and to simulate natural flooding of hardwood forests. Other mammal species that inhabit this refuge are raccoon, bobcat, coyote, river otter and beaver.
The refuge attracts 40,000 visitors per year (2014). Only day use is permitted. Some areas are closed to visitors to protect wildlife and habitat.