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    • Home
    • The Refuges
      • Egmont Key
      • Passage Key
      • The Pinellas Refuges
    • Get Involved
      • Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest
      • Bird Surveys
      • Bird Stewards
      • Guardhouse Docents
      • Refuge Cleanups
      • Membership
      • What's Happening
      • Donate
    • Resources
      • Hooked a Bird?
      • Bird Rescue Organizations
      • Egmont and The Seminole
      • Save Egmont Key
      • Friends Matter Newsletter
    • Contact Us
    • Gift Shop
  • Home
  • The Refuges
    • Egmont Key
    • Passage Key
    • The Pinellas Refuges
  • Get Involved
    • Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest
    • Bird Surveys
    • Bird Stewards
    • Guardhouse Docents
    • Refuge Cleanups
    • Membership
    • What's Happening
    • Donate
  • Resources
    • Hooked a Bird?
    • Bird Rescue Organizations
    • Egmont and The Seminole
    • Save Egmont Key
    • Friends Matter Newsletter
  • Contact Us
  • Gift Shop

Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge

Passage Key is Closed to Visitation - Please, No Landing!

Established in 1905 by President Teddy Roosevelt, Passage Key's purpose is to preserve nesting colonies of native sea and wading birds. 


Originally a 60 acre mangrove island that featured a fresh water lake, Passage Key was almost entirely destroyed by a hurricane in 1921. It is now a low lying sandbar that fluctuates in size from one to 30 acres.. Due to its importance as one of the last undeveloped barrier islands in Tampa Bay, it is closed to public use.

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