Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge
Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Hillsborough County, Florida, established in 1974, run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is open from sunrise to sunset. Camping is not allowed.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.
Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge map
Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for FL, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge is open from sunrise to sunset.
- No. Camping is not allowed on Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge. Camping prohibited; day-use only sunrise to sunset.
- No. Dogs are not allowed on Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge. Pets not allowed on the refuge as stated by the refuge.
Hours, fees, and visitor center
Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge is open from sunrise to sunset.
What visitors do here: hiking, hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, birding, photography, boating.
Source: fws.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Wildlife
- InvertebrateThreatened and endangered species
Source: fws.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping
Camping is not allowed on Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge. Camping prohibited; day-use only sunrise to sunset.
Source: fws.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Pets
Dogs are not allowed on Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge. Pets not allowed on the refuge as stated by the refuge.
Source: fws.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Anna Maria, 4.7 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge
- State park Most of Egmont Key State Park lies inside Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge.
- National wildlife refugePassage Key National Wildlife Refuge is 1.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- Wilderness areaPassage Key Wilderness is 1.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- fws.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- recreation.gov (accessed 2026-09-29)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- fws.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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