![A group of school-age kids walking along a path in a dry environment](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/2021-01/hiking-valle-de-oro-nwr-walking-thru-bosque-Drew-Morrow-usfws.jpg?itok=7-CVn70_)
Hiking is allowed on the Bear Island trail and in the north half of the refuge September 20 - March 31. Permission should be obtained from landowners before crossing private land to enter some open portions of the refuge. Please leave all gates as you find them.