Visiting the Refuge

The Refuge headquarters, which includes the Visitor Center, is located at 5396 Route 105, Brunswick, VT, approximately 10 miles east of Island Pond, Vermont and six miles west of Bloomfield, Vermont. The Refuge is also accessible via Henshaw Road off of Rte 105 (just outside of Island Pond) or Stone Dam Road off of Rte 105 (1 1⁄2 miles east of the visitor contact station).

The type of access (i.e., foot, automobile, snowmobile) permitted varies seasonally. Road conditions can sometimes change rapidly, either from seasonal weather transitions or flooding. Please be alert at all times for road hazards while traveling on the Refuge. The forty miles of gravel roads accommodate passenger vehicles and are open generally between Memorial Day and mid-December. During the winter, the roads are not plowed, but a network of groomed trails, managed by the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST) is available for properly registered snowmobiles (VAST TMA required). The Refuge is closed to all vehicular access during Mud Season, which is the time period immediately after snowmobile season has ended. During this time, the Refuge is still accessible by foot. Call the Visitor Contact Station at (802)962-5240 or toll-free at (877)811 5222 for the current status of the roads. Bicycles are allowed on gravel roads, but not on trails. Horses and ATVs are not allowed.