The refuge includes 787 acres of various wildlife habitats including fields, shrublands, woodlands, fresh and saltwater ponds and sandy beaches and dunes.
Temporary Closures in June and August

The recreational trails and entrance ramp at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge will be undergoing rehabilitation in June and August, 2023. From June 5 through June 16 the contact station and all refuge trails will be temporarily closed and unavailable to the public for safety reasons and to allow space for construction vehicles. From August 7 through August 18 the Otter Point Trail will be temporarily closed to the public during the rehabilitation project, however, Osprey Point Trail will remain open. 

What will be improved?

Otter Point Trail will be improved to increase accessibility for all visitors, some observation platforms will be renovated or replaced, the trail entrance near the contact station will be renovated, and the lower farm platform will be removed for safety concerns. The spur trail will remain to the lower farm pond and a sitting area will be added on the pond shore. Thank you for your patience while we are under construction. 

For questions, please call the refuge at 401-364.9124 or email rhodeislandcomplex@fws.gov.

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National wildlife refuges offer us all a chance to unplug from the stresses of daily life and reconnect with our natural surroundings.

Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge offers a wide variety of wildlife-dependent public use opportunities for visitors such as hiking, birding, self-guided tours, wildlife photography, school field trips, hunting, outside scavenger hunts, and fishing along Moonstone Beach. The refuge is open sunrise to sunset.

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      Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge Hunting Opportunities

      Hunting information for Trustom Pond Refuge is available on our hunting page.

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      Wildlife conservation is at the heart of the National Wildlife Refuge System.  It drives everything on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands and waters managed within the Refuge System.  From the purposes for which a national wildlife refuge national wildlife refuge
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