708 N. Highway 64 in Manteo. Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is 13 miles north of Hatteras Island on NC Highway 12. Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is open year round during the daylight hours. The mission of the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is to provide, preserve, restore and manage a national network of lands and waters sufficient in size, diversity and location to meet society's needs for areas where the widest possible spectrum of benefits associated with wildlife and wildlands is enhanced and made available.
Pea Island is a typical barrier island habitat with three managed impoundments.
Bird walks and marsh programs are conducted with advance arrangements through our office in Manteo. A - mile wildlife trail is ideal for school groups with seven permanently mounted spotting scopes, several overlooks and a tower. Pea Island also has a Visitor Center.