Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge
Moosehorn 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 Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge map
Moosehorn 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 Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge.
What visitors do here: wildlife viewing, hiking, hunting, fishing.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Calais, 6.2 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge
- Wilderness areaMoosehorn (Baring Unit) Wilderness lies inside Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge.
- Wilderness areaMoosehorn Wilderness lies inside Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge.
- State park Most of Cobscook Bay State Park lies inside Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge.
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)