Salt Marsh - Places to Visit - National Wildlife Refuges

Many thousands of acres of salt marsh have been protected within the National Wildlife Refuge system. Below are the major refuges that include salt marsh. In some cases, the marshes are only accessible by boat.

Maine
  • Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
    321 Port Road
    Wells, ME 04090
    E-mail: rachelcarson@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 207-646-9226


    • Massachussetts
  • Parker River NWR
    6 Plum Island Turnpike
    Newburyport, MA 01950
    E-mail: fw5rw_prnwr@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 978-465-5753
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    Rhode Island
  • Sachuest Point NWR
    769 Sachuest Point Road
    Middletown, RI 02842
    E-mail:
    Phone Number: 401-847-5511
    http://www.friendsnwr-ri.org/store.htm

    • http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=53547
  • John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge
    Narragansett/South Kingstown, RI 02882
    E-mail:
    Phone Number: 401-364-9124

  • Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge
    1040 Matunuck Schoolhouse Road
    South Kingstown, RI 02879
    E-mail:
    Phone Number: 401-364-9124

  • Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
    50 Bend Road
    Charlestown, RI 02813
    E-mail:
    Phone Number: 401-364 9124

    • Connecticut
  • Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge
    733 Old Clinton Road
    Westbrook, CT 06498
    E-mail: fw5rw_sbmnwr@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 860-399-2513

    • New Jersey
  • Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
    Great Creek Road
    Oceanville, NJ 08231
    E-mail: forsythe@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 609-652-1665


  • Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
    24 Kimbles Beach Road
    Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
    E-mail: howard_schlegel@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 609-463-0994

  • Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
    197 Lighthouse Road
    Pennsville, NJ 08070
    E-mail: Howard_Schlegel@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 609-463-0994

    • Delaware
  • Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
    2591 Whitehall Neck Road
    Smyrna, DE 19977
    E-mail: fw5rw_bhnwr@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 302-653-9345

  • Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
    11978 Turkle Pond Road
    Milton, DE 19968
    E-mail: fw5rw_phnwr@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 302-684-8419


    • Maryland
  • Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
    2145 Key Wallace Drive
    Cambridge, MD 21613
    E-mail: fw5rw_bwnwr@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 410-228-2677

  • Martin National Wildlife Refuge
    Smith Island
    Ewell, MD
    E-mail: fw5rw_bwnwr@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 410-228-2692 x118

    • Virginia
  • Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
    8231 Beach Road
    Chincoteague, VA 23336
    E-mail: fw5rw_cnwr@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 757-336-6122

  • Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge
    C/O Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
    8231 Beach Road
    Chincoteague, VA 23336

  • Eastern Shore Of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge
    5003 Hallett Circle
    Cape Charles, VA 23310
    E-mail: fw5rw_esvnwr@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 757-331-2760

    • North Carolina
  • Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
    316 Marsh Causeway
    Knotts Island, NC 27950 - 0039
    E-mail: mackayisland@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 252-429-3100

  • Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
    NC 12 south
    for shipping: 708 N Hwy 64, Manteo, NC 27954;
    Rodanthe, NC 27968
    E-mail: peaisland@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 252-473-1131

  • Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge
    38 Mattamuskeet Road
    Swan Quarter, NC 27885
    E-mail: mattamuskeet@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 252-926-4021

  • Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge
    38 Mattamuskeet Road
    Swan Quarter, NC 27885
    E-mail: mattamuskeet@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 252-926-4021

    • South Carolina
  • Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
    5801 Highway 17 North
    Awendaw, SC 29429
    E-mail: caperomain@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 843-928-3264

  • Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge
    8675 Willtown Road
    Hollywood, SC 29449
    E-mail: acebasin@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 843-889-3084

  • Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
    Administrative Office - 1000 Business Center Drive
    Suite 10
    Savannah, GA 31405
    E-mail: savannahcoastal@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 912-832-4608

    • Georgia
  • Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge
    1000 Business Center Drive
    Suite 10
    Savannah, GA 31405
    E-mail: savannahcoastal@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 912-652-4415

    • Florida
  • Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
    State Road 402 (5 miles east of Titusville)
    Titusville, FL 32782
    E-mail: merrittisland@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 321-861-0667

  • Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
    1502 S.E. Kings Bay Drive
    Crystal River, FL 34429
    E-mail: chassahowitzka@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 352-563-2088

  • Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge
    16450 NW 31 Place
    Chiefland, F, FL 32626
    E-mail: lowersuwannee@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 352-493-0238

  • St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
    1200 Lighthouse Road
    St. Marks, FL 32355
    E-mail: saintmarks@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 850-925-6121.

    • Mississippi
  • Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
    6005 Bayou Heron Road
    Moss Point, MS 39562
    E-mail: pon_dixson@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 228-475-0765

    • Texas
  • TTexas Point National Wildlife Refuge
    P.O. Box 609
    Sabine Pass, TX 77655
    E-mail:
    Phone Number: 409-971-2909

  • McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge
    P.O. Box 609
    Sabine Pass, TX 77655
    E-mail:
    Phone Number: 409-971-2909


  • Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
    509 Washington Street
    Anahuac, TX 77514
    E-mail:
    Phone Number: 409-267-3337

  • Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
    1212 North Velasco
    Suite 200
    Angelton, TX 77515
    E-mail: floyd_truetken@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 979-233-5338

  • San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
    1212 North Velasco
    Suite 200
    Angelton, TX 77515
    E-mail:
    Phone Number: 979-849-7771

  • Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
    P.O. Box 100
    Austewell, TX 77950
    E-mail:
    Phone Number: 361-286-3559

    • California
  • Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge
    301 Caspian Way
    Imperial Beach, CA 91932 - 3149
    E-mail: Thomas_Pokalski@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 619-575-2704

  • San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge
    1080 Gunpowder Point Dr
    Chula Vista, CA 91910
    E-mail: Thomas_Pokalski@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 619-691-1262

  • Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
    800 Seal Beach Blvd
    Bldg 226
    Seal Beach, CA 90740 - 0815
    E-mail: nwssbpao@navy.mil
    Phone Number: 562-598-1024

  • Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge
    Off U.S. Hwy 1, about 3 miles south of Castroville, CA
    E-mail: sfbaynwrc@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 510-792-0222

  • Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
    9500 Thornton Ave.
    Newark, CA 94560 - 0524
    E-mail: sfbaynwrc@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 510-792-0222

  • San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge
    7715 Lakeville hwy
    Petaluma, CA 94954
    E-mail: christy_smith@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 707-769-4200

  • Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
    PO Box 576
    1020 Ranch Road
    Loleta, CA 95551 - 9633
    E-mail: Eric_T_Nelson@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 707-733-5406

    • Oregon
  • Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
    Riverside Dr, west of U.S. Hwy 101
    Bandon, OR 97411 - 8397
    E-mail: oregoncoast@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 541-347-1470

  • Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge
    7020 SE Hwy 101
    Lincoln City, OR
    E-mail: oregoncoast@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 541-867-4550

    • Washington
  • Willapa National Wildlife Refuge
    3888 State Route 101
    Ilwaco, WA 98612 - 9707
    E-mail: charlie_stenvall@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 360-484-3482

  • Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge
    Paulson Rd, south of State Hwy 109
    Grays Harbor County, WA
    E-mail: Danielle_D'Auria@fws.gov
    Phone Number: 360-753-9467