Rules and Policies

Rules and regulations must be followed at the refuge. Please familiarize yourself with our rules before your visit! 

Permitted:

• Hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, horseback riding and bicycling are allowed on designated routes.
• Hunting is permitted in accordance with state and refuge regulations. A refuge hunt permit is required.
• Persons possessing, transporting or carrying firearms on national wildlife refuges must comply with all provisions of state and local law. Firearms are not allowed in any Federal buildings.
• Dogs must be on a leash, not left unattended, and are restricted to designated pedestrian routes except when used for hunting in accordance with refuge regulation.

Prohibited:

• Camping
• Open fires
• Cutting firewood
• Littering
• Off-road vehicles including snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles
• Flying drones
• Feeding wildlife
• Abandoning wild or domestic animals on the refuge
• Collecting plants, animals or other natural, historical or archeological items
• Overnight parking in parking lots except in designated lots
• Permanent structures such as tree stands, stairways or rope swings