John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge
John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Washington County, Rhode Island run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There is no entrance fee.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.
John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge map
John H. Chafee 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 RI, 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 John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge.
What visitors do here: hiking, hunting, fishing, boating.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Narragansett Pier, 1.3 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge
- State parkFishermen's Memorial State Park is 1.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkBeavertail State Park is 1.8 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkSalty Brine State Beach, a state park, is 2.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkRoger Wheeler State Beach, a state park, is 2.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkEast Matunuck State Beach, a 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)