Access for the wheelchair visitor is available from the parking lot to the office and interpretive kiosk. Canoes and boats may be carried in and launched into the Carmans River at Beaver Dam Road and at the Fishing Access Site off Montauk Highway, which is cooperatively maintained with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Fishing from the shore is permitted between the Sunrise and Montauk Highways and at the end of Beaver Dam Road. Wading while fishing is permitted from Sunrise Highway to the railroad bridge. Fishing from a boat is permitted anywhere except on the Big Fish Creek Impoundment.
State regulations apply.
Fishing from the Refuge bridge is prohibited. The Refuge was established in 1968 and is one of the few undeveloped coastal barrier beaches remaining on the Island. The 36-acre Refuge is primarily a double dune system containing hollows, swales, and beach. Several small bogs also are present. The Refuge is managed to protect beach and dune habitat in a natural state and the wildlife it supports.