National wildlife refuge

Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge

Trustom Pond 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. It is open from sunrise to sunset.

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

Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge map

Trustom Pond 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 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.

Common questions

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

Hours, fees, and visitor center

Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge is open from sunrise to sunset.

There is no entrance fee at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge.

What visitors do here: birding, photography, hiking, hunting, fishing.

Getting there

Nearest town: Charlestown, 2.2 miles

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

Public lands next to Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge

State parkEast Matunuck State Beach, a state park, is 1.4 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
State parkCharlestown Breachway State Beach, a state park, is 2.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
National wildlife refugeNinigret National Wildlife Refuge is 2.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
State parkSalty Brine State Beach, a state park, is 2.3 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 Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge — Ashley Spratt/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)