Necedah National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center - Necedah, Wisconsin

Darin J.

I stopped by with a couple of birdwatching friends who had been before. We were on a long drive, so they knew there was a nice picnic spot next to the Visitor Center.

The trail next to the Center offered a nice after lunch walk with several nice spots to stop and view the wildlife.

Ryan S.

Stopped in a few times now and wow is NNWR huge, easy to get lost. I've only come later in the season when most birds have already migrated. I do see fishing, hunting, and getting fire wood are on the list of things you can do here. Plenty of trails of any length, blinds and observation towers to sit and chill watching wildlife. The visitor center is big, a little shop for souvenirs, leaning center, and definitely kid friendly. Looks like during summer they have plenty of activity's for the whole family.

Bonnie A.

We were on our way to another state park when signs popped up for this one, so we thought, why not and drove it. Best choice of the day! The visitors center is gorgeous and has lots to offer, including a gift shop we may have enjoyed a little too much haha. I had a great educational conversation with one of the gals about milkweed as I'd never seen it before. Everyone was so helpful and well educated on the park. The bog walk was amazing, I love it when parks have them. I'm totally freaked out by ticks so not having to walk in the tall grass was excellent. So many birds to watch and look for. Some of the birds seem ok with people being around and didn't mind us walking and chatting. Definitely have a stop here, there's a few lookout posts to stop at that have stationary binoculars you can use.

Bikes B. B. W.

Labor Day so the main building was closed (unfortunate but expected). The nature center path was good, nice boardwalk, good viewing areas, and perfect distance. However, we tried finding the tower trail and it was heavily damaged by logging and could not find the path. The tower was decent, not very high. Then, the boghaunt trail was out of commission (boardwalk broken up). Potential to be great but really ugly first impression. 😕

Nathan F.

Update 09/21/23

So much better than the last time! Absolutely perfect day to be here. Hiked for about 2 1/2 hours, and would have stayed longer if I didn't have other places to visit while in the area before losing sunlight (Ship Rock and Rabbit Rock). I will definitely return again in the future (hopefully while the center is open).

This is one of several Wisconsin destinations that everyone should see at least once in their life!

I think we came a week or two early, we didn't see very much wildlife. Still, there were beautiful sounds of nature and it is a nice serene area. The view from the tower was very nice, and we liked seeing the few birds, turtles, squirrels, and chipmunks. We plan to go back sometime when everything is green again. Worth checking out if you're in the area, but wasn't really worth the time for as far as we drove to see it at the time we went.

Diane R.

Fantastic trails, could spend DAYS there. So many different habitats- home to an incredibly diverse population of wildlife. Trails are very well maintained- whether they’re boardwalks, mowed grass, or gravel. Bonus: the main trail next to the welcome center is handicapped accessible!

Jennifer J.

Beautiful area, unfortunately there was no notice about the boardwalk being out of commission at the start of the trail.. other than that, it was great. Still have many trails to explore!

Sue P.

It's a nice calm place to visit and explore. The visitor center is wonderful with very nice helpful staff. There are lots of trails to walk and get great photos.