National wildlife refuge

Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge

Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Franklin County, Vermont run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There is no entrance fee.

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

Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
Photo: Ken Sturm/USFWS, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105) . Data source:Recreation.gov

Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge map

Missisquoi 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 VT, 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 Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.

What visitors do here: photography, hiking, hunting, fishing.

Wildlife

  • BirdWaterfowl
  • BirdMigratory birds

Getting there

  • Nearest town: Highgate Springs, 2 miles

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

Public lands next to Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge

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

Photos

Photo of Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
Ken Sturm/USFWS, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)

Data source: Recreation.gov