WELCOME SUMMER!
 The Visitor Center/Nature Store is open  9AM to 3PM -  closed Tuesdays.
-Refuge trails & grounds are open dawn to dusk - bug deterrent is recommended.
-Binoculars for loan are available 9-2PM 
Please note : The Refuge beach is closed until October 1st for the nesting, fledging, feeding & resting of migratory birds.
Click on EVENTS under the Menu above for the schedule of fun, free, family friendly things to do this summer.
Some highlights:

The Great Cedar  Swamp Division is at the northern end of the refuge in Dennis and Upper Townships.  Habitats such as salt marsh, hardwood swamp, bog, grasslands and large tracts of forested uplands are used by wildlife such as blue-winged warblers, ovenbirds, and short-eared owls. The refuge connects with a state forest and the Pineland National Reserve. 

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The Cape May National Wildlife Refuge is located within the Cape May peninsula, the southernmost point in the state of New Jersey.  Because of its unique geography, the peninsula offers stunning views of sunrise to the east over the water of the Atlantic Ocean, and of sunset to the west over the water of the Delaware Bay.  The Refuge currently protects over 11,000 acres of peninsula habitat in its 3 refuge units: the Great Cedar Swamp Division, the Delaware Bay Division and the Two-Mile Beach Unit. These 3 units represent unique, diverse habitats: forested hardwood swamp, river estuary and ocean barrier island.   VIEW MAP