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For more information on how you and your children can connect with nature click on the logo above. Visitor OpportunitiesSpecial EventsWatch this space for more information about the following events:
Visitor Contact Station
Nature Programs
Nature Trails
Onondaga Trail -- Located on Sour Springs Road. Three miles from the Visitor Contact Station. More... Swallow Hollow Trail -- Located on Knowlesville Road. Five miles from the Visitor Contact Station. More... Overlooks
Ringneck Marsh Overlook -- Located on Oak Orchard Ridge Road, 0.5 mile east of Route 63. More... Mallard Overlook -- Located on Sour Springs Road, 0.5 mile north of Oak Orchard Creek. More. Schoolhouse Marsh Overlook -- Located on Oak Orchard Ridge Road, 0.25 mile east of Ringneck Marsh Overlook. More... Other OpportunitiesFeeder Road
Feeder Road (Trail) is open to foot traffic year round. Park at the Kanyoo Trail parking lot and take the grass path to the west, between the the barn and Waterfowl Permit Station. Parking is also available at the north end, off of Dunlop Road.
Canoeing
Mohawk Ski Trail
Hunting, Fishing and Trapping
Passes for Entry Onto Federal Lands
Duck Stamps
Montezuma NWR is now the New York State Jr. Duck Stamp coordinator. Follow this link to learn more. All images by USFWS unless otherwise noted. "Birders at Cayuga Overlook" - James Tench You will need |
Spring Into Nature - (Previously called "Open House") Our annual celebration to welcome spring back to the swamps. Nature related exhibits, vendors, activities and nature programs. Free and open to the public. Held the fourth Saturday in April, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. 
Youth Fishing Derby -Held the first Saturday in June. Open to children age 17 and under. 
Youth Spring Turkey Hunt - Held the first Sunday in May. Pre-registration and attendance at an orientation is required. Open to junior hunters 12-17 years of age.
Young Waterfowler's Program and Youth Waterfowl Hunt - Held the first Sunday of the regular state waterfowl season. Pre-registration and attendance at an orientation is required.Open to junior hunters 12-17 years of age.
Visitors can view displays, obtain brochures and talk with personnel at the refuge headquarters/visitor contact station. We also have loaner binoculars which can be checked out for use during your visit. Normal operating hours are 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday except holidays and weekends 9:00 am to 5:00 pm spring and fall – please call in advance to verify. The headquarters/visitor contact station is located on Casey Road, one mile north of the Alabama traffic light.
School Field Trips 
Kanyoo Trail -- Located on Route 77. Two miles from the Visitor Contact Station.
Cayuga Marsh Overlook -- Located on Route 77. 
The road is open to vehicles from October 1 - the end of February. Vehicles may access Feeder Road from the south end only off of Route 77 and travel for approximately 1.25 miles where there is a turn around point. Bicycling is permitted year yound as weather permits.
Explore the primitive beauty of Oak Orchard Creek. Canoes, kayaks or fishing boats without motors may access Oak Orchard Creek between Knowlesville Road and Route 63. Watch for obstructions including beaver dams.
The Mohawk Ski Trail begins and ends at the Visitor Contact Station on Casey Road. This ungroomed and mostly flat 7.5 mile loop goes though woods, fields and around marshes affording skiers the opportunity to enjoy a variety of habitats characteristic of Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. The trail merges with a section of the Kanyoo Nature Trail and the Feeder Road as it circles Mohawk Pool. Mohawk Ski Trail Closes Marsh 1 when nesting season begins to provide undesturbed nesting and resting areas for wildlife.
All State laws as well as specific Refuge regulations apply. Regulations are available from staff at the visitor contact station, in boxes located at the refuge office, or by clicking the links below:
Iroquois NWR Hunting Regulations
Federal Duck Stamps
Federal Junior Duck Stamps are collectors items with proceeds supporting the Last updated:
October 26, 2009
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