Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: 3100 Desert Rd
Suffolk, VA 23434
Phone: 757-986-3705;
Fax: 757-986-2353;
Web: www.fws.gov/northeast/greatdismalswamp/
Established: 1974.
Location: In southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
Facilities: Trails (100+ miles), boardwalk, viewing sites, boat ramp, auto tour route.
Activities: Boating, canoeing, fishing, hiking, biking, hunting, educational programs.
Special Features: Refuge is home to one of the most concentrated black bear populations on the east coast and the nation's largest remaining stand of Atlantic white cedar.
Habitats: 111,000 acres of forested wetland, with the 3,100-acre Lake Drummond located in the heart of the swamp.
Access: Open from dawn to dusk.
Wild life: Warblers, wood ducks, barred owls, pileated woodpeckers, robins, blackbirds, black bear, bobcat, foxes, and white-tailed deer.

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