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Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
Refuge Facts
- Established: May 17, 1937.
- Size: 5,834 acres (land), 25,700 acres (Proclamation Boundary Waters).
- Located on the north end of Hatteras Island, a coastal barrier island and part of a chain of islands known as the Outer Banks.
- Approximately 13 miles long (north to south) and ranges from a quarter mile to 1 mile wide (from east to west).
- Location: 10 miles south of Nags Head, North Carolina on NC 12.
- Administered by Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge as a part of complex; Alligator River Manager
supervises the Mackay Island, Currituck, and Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Managers.
- The Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan for Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is complete.
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