Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: 6 Plum Island Tpke
Newburyport, MA 01950
Phone: 978-465-5753;
Web: www.fws.gov/northeast/parkerriver
Established: 1942.
Location: 35 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts.
Facilities: Visitor contact station, viewing sites, trails (é), beach, boat ramp, auto tour route.
Activities: Fishing, shelling, hunting, bicycling, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, educational programs.
Special Features: The refuge supports varied and abundant populatins of resident and migratory wildlife including more than 300 species of birds as well as mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and plants.
Habitats: 4,662 acres of sandy beach and dune, shrub/thicket, bog, swamp, freshwater marsh, salt marsh and associated creek, river, mud flat, and salt panne.
Access: Open from dawn to dusk. Portions of beach are closed April through July.
Wild life: American woodcock, piper plover, red-winged blackbird, osprey, purple martin, mourning cloak butterflies, pearl crescent butterflies, spring azure butterflies, white-tailed deer, coyote, hooded arctic seals, and harbor seals.

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