Wildlife Drive and Summertime Bike & Hike Path

by | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized | 13 comments

Please visit responsibly….

ARE YOU DRIVING??

The Wildlife Drive is Open from Dawn to Dusk
  • ACCESS the WILDLIFE DRIVE from the Visitor Center Parking Lot or Refuge Entrance Road
  • STAY IN YOUR LANE. While you may pull off to the side of the road for viewing, DO NOT PULL ONTO THE STONE-DUST PATH/CROSS THE BLUE BARRIER CONES.
  • STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES. Do not park on the Drive and then walk the Summertime Bike & Hike Trail (parking for that trail is at the Visitor Center Parking Lot).
  • DO NOT LEAVE DESIGNATED BIKING OR WALKING PATHS, OR WILDLIFE DRIVE. Access to the water, dikes, fields, etc. is prohibited.
  • The Drive is ONE WAY, ending on State Route 89.

ARE YOU CYCLING OR WALKING??

Summertime Bike and Hike Path is Open from Dawn to Dusk
  • ACCESS THE TRAIL from the Visitor Center Parking Lot. Follow signs for Observation Tower and Seneca Trail and turn left onto the path when you come to the Wildlife Drive.
  • There is NO BICYCLING on the Seneca Trail once you cross over the Wildlife Drive.
  • Stay in your lane/on the stone-dust path; note this path will cross the road at the Photo Blind parking area.
  • Stay with your bicycle at all times.
  • DO NOT LEAVE DESIGNATED BIKING OR WALKING PATHS, OR WILDLIFE DRIVE. Access to the water, dikes, fields, etc. is prohibited.
  • The Bike & Hike Path is TWO WAY.

13 Comments

  1. Thomas Huss
    Thomas Huss on June 16, 2020 at 5:52 pm

    Are the outdoor restrooms open near the Visitor Center Parking Lot?

    • Lori Mowers
      Lori Mowers on July 4, 2020 at 9:02 pm

      I was just there today, the restrooms are closed.

      • Roger K Ellingson
        Roger K Ellingson on June 5, 2021 at 8:16 am

        This place has gone down hill, the ponds are dry!!!! Total waste of time if you are looking for birds!! They need new people to run this place.

  2. Emily
    Emily on July 5, 2020 at 11:53 am

    How long does it take to do the wildlife drive?

  3. Emily
    Emily on July 5, 2020 at 11:58 am

    Are the trails easy to walk? We have a four-year-old and an older couple with us.

  4. Andy
    Andy on July 15, 2020 at 5:27 pm

    Are the bike paths very rocky, or are they suitable for road bikes as well?

  5. Karena
    Karena on July 19, 2020 at 7:59 am

    Are dogs allowed on hiking paths? Are dogs allowed if you stay in your vehicle?

  6. Karena
    Karena on July 19, 2020 at 8:11 am

    Do just the hiking trail and bike paths close August 16th or is the option to drive through in your vehicle also closed?

  7. Scott
    Scott on October 26, 2020 at 4:11 pm

    Why is the bike/hiking trail closed so early in the year?

  8. Susan
    Susan on May 25, 2021 at 7:59 am

    Is there a fee associated with the hunting permits?

  9. Edward J Kroll
    Edward J Kroll on July 13, 2021 at 2:31 pm

    Can you fish there?

  10. Jacqueline Foss
    Jacqueline Foss on August 5, 2021 at 10:49 am

    @friendsofmontezuma are there no answers to any of these questions?

  11. billyudi
    billyudi on August 8, 2021 at 10:33 am

    Comments on this page have been disabled. Most of these questions are better directed to the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge directly.