Necedah National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center — Attraction in Town of Necedah

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...

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...

Great sturdy metal lookout tower to see the white swans, geese, pelicans, cranes, and beaver dens. Terrific long wide winding composite wooden boardwalk that goes out into the water to see otters and birds close up. It is suitable for wheel chairs too as well as the other waking trails that lead around the place. The staff at visitor center very knowledgeable and helpful. The visitors center building is well decorated and has learning rooms with stadium seating and tables. It runs on solar power and uses 50,000 gallons rainwater from it's storage tank. Check out the exquisite stainglass 3D window....