Coronavirus (COVID-19) Notice
Although most refuge lands and outdoor spaces have remained open for the public to enjoy, we encourage you to:
- Check local conditions on this website and call ahead for current information
- Follow current CDC safe practices by maintaining a safe distance between yourself and other groups
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
- Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze
- Most importantly, stay home if you feel sick
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Temporarily Closing Visitor Center
. . . to slow the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure the health and safety of our employees, volunteers, and you--our friends and neighbors.
Agency's COVID-19 Announcement Letter
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Trails, Scenic Drives, Overlook
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge offers nature trails from .5 miles to 1.75 miles, scenic drives, and an overlook observation deck.
Wildlife Watching & Nature Trails
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Printable Activity Pages to Try!
We have provided Agency and partner links to a variety of coloring and activity pages for all to enjoy at home!
Visitor Activities page
Your Support is Appreciated
U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Announcement Letter
In keeping with guidance from the White House and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and acting out of an abundance of caution, we are temporarily suspending (closing) operations of the Visitor Center at Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge.
We are committed to doing our part to slow the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure the health and safety of our employees, volunteers, and you--our friends and neighbors. Therefore, planned Refuge events and programs may not take place as scheduled. Refuge lands, including nature trails and outdoor recreational activities, remain open and accessible to the public. Please visit refuge information kiosks or brochure boxes for visitor information and refuge maps. We apologize for any inconvenience and will provide updates as they become available.
More information is available by calling 928-304-8995 or emailing debbie_pike@fws.gov.
Launched in 2002 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, eBird website program is a real-time, online checklist program that has revolutionized the way that the birding community reports and accesses information about birds. A birder simply enters when, where, and how they went birding, then fills out a checklist of all the birds seen and heard during the outing. The observations of each participant join those of others in an international network of eBird users. The link below allows you to set-up an account in eBird to submit your observations. The Refuge appreciates you entering your bird sightings on the eBird online checklist program. For more information about eBird go to: https://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/eBird.org.
Current entries at Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge, can be seen on our Wildlife & Habitat page, in the header section up above, and then open the left menu link titled: Report a Bird Sighting.
eBird On-line Program to Submit Observations
Come rejuvenate your soul by enjoying nature at Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of New Mexico, Land of Enchantment! Enjoy hiking trails, an 8 mile scenic auto tour loop drive, and an observation deck lookout for wildlife watching. The views are magnificent at this beautiful Refuge! What happens here, you will want to share with Everyone!
Refuge' Trails and Observation Areas
At Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge
Hunting Applications Available to Friday, October 9, 2020
Public hunting for Canada geese will be allowed by Application on Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge, in a designated goose hunt area. The hunting period runs from late November through mid-December, 2020. The Refuge's News Release and fillable Hunt Application are linked below. Applications for this year's hunt must be postmarked by October 9, 2020. For Additional Information call: 928-304-8995.
2020 Canada Goose Hunt Season' News Release and fillable Hunt Application
Providing New Activities To Do While Staying Safe at Home
Go to our Visitor Activities page for new coloring and activity sheets, and hands-on projects for any age to try! All can be done at Home!
Link to our Website's Visitor Activities Page
About the NWRS
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.
Learn more about the NWRS
Page Photo Credits – Canyon view down to the Gallinas River / USFWS, Mourning dove / USFWS, Canada geese / USFWS, Double rainbow / Rob Larranaga, USFWS, Pollinator Partnership - © World of Color poster, White-tailed buck / R. Larranaga, USFWS, Refuge's Visitor Center entrance / USFWS, 2017-2018 Federal Duck Stamp by © Artist Bob Hautman, Image of Agency' COVID-19 Announcement Letter, Child drawing / © J.D. Sentry, Northern shovelers male and female / © Bernadette Madison, USFWS, White-tailed deer fawn / © Tom Stehn, USFWS, Long-billed dowitcher / © Cyndi Souza, USFWS
Last Updated: Sep 23, 2020