Camping fees are charged. The Fawn Creek Reserved Youth Campground area is set aside for environmental education groups, scouts, and other youth programs. Reservations for one of the four group campsites in Fawn Creek can be made by contacting the refuge headquarters. Camping facilities are tent sites, fire grilles, fire grates, tables and vault toilets. To protect the area, it is necessary to limit the number of permits to 10 at one time.
Permits are available at the refuge headquarters.
Fishing Fishing, in accordance with state and federal regulations, is permitted in all of the refuge lakes in the Public Use Section of the refuge. Largemouth bass, sunfish, crappie, and channel catfish are likely to be caught in the refuge lakes. For more information concerning fishing and boating at the refuge, consult any refuge officer or the regulations posted . The refuge has 15 miles of good hiking trails which offer the novice, as well as the seasoned hiker, a rewarding experience. The trails wind through scrub oak forest, across rocky mountains and over grassy prairielands.