Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge
Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Manatee County, Florida, established in 1905, run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is closed to all public use: no one may land on or enter it.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.
Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge map
Passage 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.
Hours, fees, and visitor center
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 Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge.
Source: fws.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Anna Maria, 1.8 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge
- Wilderness areaPassage Key National Wildlife Refuge lies inside Passage Key Wilderness.
- National wildlife refugeEgmont Key National Wildlife Refuge is 1.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkEgmont Key State Park is 1.7 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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