Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge
Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Washington County, Maine run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There is no entrance fee.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.
Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge map
Cross Island 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 ME, 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 Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge.
What visitors do here: hunting, fishing.
Places on the refuge
- PlaceNational Wildlife RefugeFWS National Wildlife Refuge System unit
Source: fws.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Machias, 11.1 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge
- National wildlife refugePetit Manan National Wildlife Refuge is 2.2 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)