Facility Rules and Policies

Regulations are in place on the refuge to help protect wildlife, refuge resources, and visitors.

Prohibited Activities: 

  • Camping
  • Open fires or cutting firewood
  • Off-road vehicles or driving on undesignated routes
  • Abandoning animals on the refuge
  • Unleashed dogs except for retrieval during waterfowl hunting
  • Permanent structures such as tree stands and rope swings
  • Searching for or collecting artifacts
  • Removal, placement, or disturbance of natural material
  • Overnight mooring on islands
  • Any activity on refuge property after hours (an hour after sunset to an hour before sunrise)