Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge Closures

Visitors planning to recreate on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge during March
and April should call ahead to determine if roads and boat ramps are open. Winter
conditions and snow pack have made several roads on the refuge impassable. With the
snow pack melting this is also causing very wet and muddy and unsafe conditions for
vehicles.

The purposes for the emergency road closures are two fold. Primarily, we do not want
to send visitors down roads that are unsafe or will result in vehicles getting stuck in the
mud. Getting stuck is a frustrating and potentially dangerous experience, especially in
a remote location, and often these incidences result in major damage to the road and
surrounding wildlife habitat. Second, vehicles traveling on very wet two track roads
cause major damage to the roads by creating deep ruts and vehicles are often driven off-
road to avoid large pools of water or seriously muddy road segments. The off road
travel damages wildlife habitat and creates additional future road problems. We are
asking folks to be patient during this wet spring period and limit their travels to improved
road segments (graveled) like the Auto Tour Route, until road conditions dry out enough
for safe non-damaging travel.