![Two children looking at a herd of elk from the bed of a carriage in a snowy landscape with mountains in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/2021-02/winter-sleigh-ride-on-national-elk-refuge-natalie-fath-usfws.jpg?itok=V3h6XPlX)
With over five miles of hiking trails, over 10 miles of gravel levee roads for walking and biking, observation decks and boat and canoe access, the wildlife watching opportunities at Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge are abundant no matter the time of year.