Features

  • Refuge Run Walk

    October 12th 5K Run Walk for Wildlife!

    Run or walk for wildlife!

    Horicon NWR Run Walk 2019

  • Banking on Nature Horicon

    Banking on Nature Report

    Learn how the refuge brings money and jobs into your local community!

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  • Barbara Hysell Monarch Butterfly

    Adios Monarcas

    The last generation of monarchs migrate to Mexico. The supergeneration migrates from mid-August in the north to early October in the south.

    Report Your Sightings

  • Horicon National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

    Horicon Marsh Visitor Centers

    Horicon Marsh has three visitor centers, one federal, one state and one non-profit.

    Three Centers and Friends

  • water bug scooping

    Sense of Wonder Discovery Trail

    Check out the progress of our new visitor center trail and nature play area!

    Sense of Wonder Discovery Trail 2018

Public Use Information

Horicon Refuge Auto Tour and Hiking Trails Now Open!

Come and check out our newly renovated auto tour route and hike the trails! Now open!

Public Programs and Events

On refuge and marsh-wide.

Horicon Marsh Public Programs and Events Fall 2019 and Winter 2020

Birding Information

Fall migration will soon be underway. As temperatures dip throughout the fall season mass numbers of Canada geese, ducks, sandhill cranes, blackbirds, and many other species stopover at the marsh during their annual fall migration. Weekly waterfowl surveys will begin in the next few weeks.

Location / Hours

Location & Hours

Horicon National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters/Visitor Center W4279 Headquarters Rd. Mayville, WI 53050. Phone: 920-387-2658 Refuge public use areas are open daily from dawn to dusk. Visitor Center - Regular Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. April-November: Monday-Saturday, 9:00 am-4:00 pm (plus Sundays in October). Open July 4,Labor Day and Columbus Day. (Closed all other federal holidays). The visitor center will be open one Saturday per month during the winter months: Jan 12, Feb 9, and Mar 2, 2019. Coot's Corner Bookstore, located within the refuge visitor center is owned and operated by the non-profit Friends of Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. For current hours or more information, please email fohnwr@yahoo.com.

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About the Complex

Horicon Leopold Complex

Horicon National Wildlife Refuge is managed as part of the Horicon Leopold Complex.

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About the NWRS

National Wildlife Refuge System

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The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife, and plants.

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