National wildlife refuge

Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge

Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Coos County, New Hampshire run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There is no entrance fee.

Check current closures and fire restrictions for Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.

Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
Photo: Public Domain Photo on USFWS Northeast Region Flicker site, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105) . Data source:Recreation.gov

Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge map

Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for NH, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.

Hours, fees, and visitor center

There is no entrance fee at Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge.

What visitors do here: wildlife viewing, hiking, hunting, fishing, boating.

Wildlife

  • BirdWaterfowl

Getting there

  • Nearest town: Colebrook, 20.7 miles

Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.

Public lands next to Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Photos

Photo of Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
Public Domain Photo on USFWS Northeast Region Flicker site, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)

Data source: Recreation.gov