Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge

Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: c/o Mattamuskeet NWR
38 Mattamuskeet Rd
Swanquarter, NC 27885
Phone: 252-926-4021;
Web: www.fws.gov/mattamuskeet/swanquarter
Established: 1932.
Location: Coastal North Carolina, on the north shore of Pamlico Sound.
Facilities: Boat launch, fishing pier.
Activities: Boating, fishing,crabbing, hunting, hiking, biking.
Special Features: Swanquarter NWR supports one of the northernmost populations of the American alligator.
Habitats: 16,411 acres of brackish marsh and forested wetlands.
Access: Open during daylight hours.
Wild life: Wading birds, shorebirds, ducks, osprey, bald eagle, and American alligators.

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