Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge
Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 33,000-acre national wildlife refuge in Door County, Wisconsin run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is closed to all public use: no one may land on or enter it.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.
Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge map
Gravel 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 WI, 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.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Wildlife
- BirdWaterfowl
- InvertebrateThreatened and endangered species
Source: fws.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Ellison Bay, 5.7 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Wilderness areaGravel Island National Wildlife Refuge lies inside Wisconsin Islands Wilderness.
- State parkNewport State Park is 0.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National wildlife refugeGreen Bay National Wildlife Refuge is 2.9 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)
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