Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge

Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: Wikis Way
Morris Island
Chatham, MA 02633
Phone: 508-945-0594;
Fax: 508-945-9559;
Web: www.fws.gov/northeast/monomoy
Established: 1944.
Location: In Nantucket Sound, south from the elbow of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Facilities: Visitor contact station, viewing sites, hiking trails.
Activities: Fishing, shellfishing, hiking.
Special Features: Harbor and gray seals haul out on refuge beaches in winter. Ninety-four percent of the refuge is designated wilderness area.
Habitats: 7,604 acres on three barrier beach islands, consisting of sand dunes, freshwater ponds, and salt and freshwater marshes.
Access: Open year round during daylight hours. A portion of Morris Island accessible by causeway; North and South Monomoy islands are accessible by boat only.
Wild life: Migratory birds, including the threatened piping plover and endangered roseate tern, red knot and horseshoe crab.

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