National wildlife refuge

Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge

Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Suffolk County, New York run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There is no entrance fee. It is open from sunrise to sunset.

Check current closures and fire restrictions for Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.

Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge map

Wertheim 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 NY, 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.

Common questions

: Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge is open from sunrise to sunset.
: No. There is no entrance fee at Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.

Hours, fees, and visitor center

Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge is open from sunrise to sunset.

There is no entrance fee at Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.

What visitors do here: wildlife viewing, hiking, hunting, fishing.

Wildlife

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Getting there

Nearest town: Brookhaven, 1 miles

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

Fishing and water

Fishing inside the boundary: Carmans River fishing , with stocking records and species on fishypedia.com.

Public lands next to Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge

State parkConnetquot River State Park Preserve is 1.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
National Park Service unitFire Island National Seashore, a National Park Service unit, is 1.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Wilderness areaOtis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness is 1.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
State parkBayard Cutting Arboretum State Park is 2.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
State parkHeckscher State Park is 2.7 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.

Photos

Photo of Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge — USFWS, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)

Data source: Recreation.gov

fws.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
recreation.gov (accessed 2026-09-29)
www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)