Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge

Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Location	Thacher Island, Massachusetts, United States
Nearest city	Rockport, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°38′19″N 70°34′30″W / 42.63866°N 70.57506°W / 42.63866; -70.57506
Area	22 acres (0.089 km2)
Established	1972
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website	Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge

Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located on Thacher Island near Rockport, Massachusetts. It is managed under the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service currently does not offer any interpretive facilities or programs at Thacher Island Refuge. A foot trail meanders through shrub/thicket, rocky outcrop and other island habitats and affords opportunities to observe and/or photograph birds and other island and offshore wildlife.

The refuge has a surface area of 22 acres (0.089 km²).^[1]