Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge
Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Barnstable County, Massachusetts run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There is no entrance fee.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.
Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge map
Mashpee 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 MA, 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.
Hours, fees, and visitor center
There is no entrance fee at Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge.
What visitors do here: wildlife viewing, photography, hiking, hunting, fishing.
Wildlife
- BirdWaterfowl
- BirdMigratory birds
Getting there
- Nearest town: Monomoscoy Island, 0.5 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge
- State parkSouth Cape Beach State Park is 1 mile 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)