Coronavirus (COVID-19) Notice
Although most refuge lands and outdoor spaces have remained open for the public to enjoy, we encourage you to:

  • Check local conditions on this website and call ahead for current information
  • Follow current CDC safe practices by maintaining a safe distance between yourself and other groups
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
  • Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze
  • Most importantly, stay home if you feel sick


Features

  • Spring

    Purchase a Refuge Pass!

    Wildlife Drive Passes and Annual Refuge Hunting Permits can now be purchased on Forsythe's Permit and Pass Site.

    Click here to purchase your own pass!

  • Snowy Owl

    Forsythe Big Nature Year

    We invite you to spend 2020 observing and counting wildlife on the refuge. All for fun and prizes!

    Find out more!

Around the Refuge

Draft Commercial Guiding CD Available

Birding guide Forsythe NWR

The refuge announces the availability of a Compatibility Determination for public review regarding Commercial Guiding for Priority Public Uses. Public Comments Due September 21. Read more below.

Commercial Guiding Press Release & Compatibility Determination

Interactive Map

Interactive map

Use this interactive map to help you find trails, boat launches, boundaries, and hunting access sites and areas. You’ll be able to view different map layers to get the information you need to plan your next visit.

Interactive map
News

Re-opening of Refuge Trails

Consistent with National, State, and local efforts to re-open public facilities in a safe and prudent manner considering the COVID-19 pandemic, the deCamp Wildlife Trail and Cedar Bonnet Island Trail at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Ocean County, NJ will re-open on Monday June 15, 2020. Public and staff safety is the number one priority of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We encourage wildlife refuge visitors to adhere to CDC and State of New Jersey guidelines for social distancing (6 feet), group size limits, and wearing of facial coverings when appropriate.

What's Happening

Attention Hunters!

Hunting page

Hunting season 2020/2021 regulations are now updated. Click here for maps and more information.

Hunting page

About the NWRS

National Wildlife Refuge System

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The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife, and plants.

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