Facility Activities

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge offers a number of different outdoor recreational activities throughout all of its 22 locations, including hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, photography, environmental education and interpretation. Some of our Divisions allow bicycle riding, but check the rules for individual Divisions before you go. 

Fishing

There are many opportunities for fishing within the Connecticut River Watershed. Trout fishing is popular along reaches of the North and Black Branches of the Nulhegan River within the refuge's Nulhegan Basin Division in Vermont. Nearby Lewis Pond offers wilderness-like fishing opportunities. At...

Hunting

The Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge offers opportunities for hunting at several of its locations throughout the watershed. The Nulhegan Basin Division, in the far northern part of Vermont, provides excellent “big woods” hunting for white-tailed deer, grouse, snowshoe hare...

Education programs

Staff at Conte Refuge offer a variety of environmental education and interpretive programs. Please contact the refuge directly to inquire about details.

For Educators and Students

Check out these downloadable activities:

 

 

Silvio O. Conte Junior Wildlife Ranger...

Hiking

Nulhegan Basin- Trails and Overlooks 

 

The Nulhegan Basin Division contains forty miles of gravel roads, which accommodate passenger vehicles and are open generally between Memorial Day and mid-December. During the winter, the roads are not plowed, but a...