National wildlife refuge

Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge

Monomoy 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 Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.

Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
Photo: James T. Weliver; U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, CC BY 2.0

Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge map

Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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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 Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.

What visitors do here: hiking, hunting, fishing.

Wildlife

  • BirdWaterfowl
  • BirdMigratory birds

Getting there

  • Nearest town: Chatham, 8.8 miles

Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.

Public lands next to Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge

  • Wilderness areaMonomoy Wilderness lies inside Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
  • National Park Service unitCape Cod National Seashore, a National Park Service unit, is 2.1 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.