Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge

Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
Location	Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States
Nearest city	Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°14′38″N 80°45′55″W / 32.243768°N 80.765305°W / 32.243768; -80.765305
Area	4,053 acres (16.40 km2)
Established	1975
Visitors	400,000 (in 2004)
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website	Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge

The Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 4,053-acre (16 km²) National Wildlife Refuge located in Beaufort County, South Carolina between the mainland and Hilton Head Island. Named after Major General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, it was established to provide a nature and forest preserve for aesthetic and conservation purposes.

The refuge is one of seven refuges administered by the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex in Savannah, Georgia. The complex has a combined staff of 31 with a fiscal year 2005 budget of $3,582,000.