Heater's Island Wildlife Management Area

Heater's Island Wildlife Management Area
Location in Maryland
Location	Frederick, Maryland, United States
Coordinates	39°15′56″N 77°31′52.5″W / 39.26556°N 77.531250°W / 39.26556; -77.531250
Established	1972
Operator	Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Website	Heater's Island WMA

Heater's Island Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area in Frederick County, Maryland. Heater's Island is a large forested island in the Potomac River near Point of Rocks, Maryland. It was long inhabited by the Piscataway people, who were forced to leave by smallpox in 1705.^[1]

• Islands of the Potomac Wildlife Management Area

• Heater's Island Wildlife Management Area