Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge
Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Sagadahoc County, Maine run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There is no entrance fee.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.
Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge map
Pond 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 Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge.
What visitors do here: hunting, fishing.
Wildlife
- BirdMigratory birds
Places on the refuge
- PlaceNational Wildlife RefugeFWS National Wildlife Refuge System unit
Source: fws.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Boothbay Harbor, 10.9 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge
- State parkFort Popham State Historic Site is 1 mile away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkPopham Beach State Park is 1 mile away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkReid State Park is 2.5 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)