Nassawango Creek Preserve and Furnace Town

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At a Glance

Hours:

  • Furnace Town Historic Site: open April – October: Thursday – Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM; closed November through March
  • TNC Nassawango Creek Preserve: Open daily, year-round, dawn to dusk.

Cost:

  • Furnace Town Historic Site: adults $8; senior/military/ADA $6; child (5-14) $6; younger than 5 yrs: Free
  • TNC Nassawango Creek Preserve: Free

Tips: Trails may be wet or muddy. Wear sturdy waterproof hiking boots or shoes. ◾ Take precautions against biting insects and ticks. ◾ Hunting takes place on some parts of the Preserve, so be aware of hunting seasons and plan your visit accordingly. When visiting during hunting season, wear blaze orange and try to avoid visiting in the early morning or evening hours when hunting is most active.  ◾ Pets (must be on leash) are allowed only in the Furnace Town historical area and on the Paul Liefer Trail. Pets are prohibited on all other trails and areas. ◾ Bikes and horses are not allowed on any of the trails. ◾ No restrooms in Nassawango Creek Preserve; restrooms near the Visitor Center of the Furnace Town Historic Site (see above for seasonal hours).

Best Seasons: Year-round. Be aware of insects in the warm months and hunting in the colder months. Furnace Town access to the TNC Paul Liefer trail is closed in the winter.

Breeding Bird Atlas Blocks: Seven Atlas blocks: Snow Hill CE; Snow Hill CW; Snow Hill SE; Wango CE; Wango NW; Wango SE; Wango SW

Local MOS Chapter: Tri-County Bird Club

Official Website
Trail Map Set
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Nassawango Creek Preserve and Furnace Town

Furnace Town Historic Site: 3816 Old Furnace Rd, Snow Hill, MD 21863 
GPS 38.205030, -75.471675 
Additional Addresses: see Parking below
Furnace Town Historic Site: (410) 632-2032
TNC Nassawango Creek Preserve: (410) 632-4761

The Nassawango. The name, meaning “land between the streams,” comes down to us through history, originating with the Native Americans who lived here long before the colonists came. The name lives on, evoking images of slow-moving, tannin-stained dark water dotted with the knobby knees of Bald Cypress trees, and marshes filled with native orchids, Cardinal Flower, and Lizard’s Tail. Prothonotary Warblers provide splashes of vibrant color in the deep shade of the swamps. Close your eyes to imagine the sounds of the Nassawango: the picky-tuck-tuck of a Summer Tanager, the staccato drumming of a Red-Headed Woodpecker, the abrupt flap of a heron’s wings, the gentle plop of a turtle entering the water, the chorus of tree frogs, deafening at times. If you try hard, you might even imagine you can hear the songs of Swainson’s Warblers, now long-gone from what was their last breeding stronghold in Maryland.

The Nassawango watershed is a place like no other in Maryland, a vast well-preserved ecosystem centered on the swamps of the Nassawango Creek, the largest tributary of the Pocomoke River. The Nassawango Creek arises from headwaters near Route 50 east of Salisbury, cutting a gentle arc as it flows south for about 21 miles through Wicomico County and Worcester County, to join the Pocomoke River south of Snow Hill.

The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Nassawango Creek Preserve protects almost 10,000 acres – roughly a quarter of the creek’s entire watershed. The TNC Preserve is not one single place: it’s a vast sprawling collection of many individual tracts spread along the length of Nassawango Creek in Wicomico and Worcester Counties. Additional protected acreage in the Nassawango and Pocomoke River watersheds is owned by the State of Maryland in the form of dozens of tracts of land in the Pocomoke State Forest and Chesapeake Forest Lands, as well as the Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area and Pocomoke River State Park. As our Trail Map Set shows, the state lands and the TNC lands form a patchwork of preserved acreage across a huge swath of Wicomico and Worcester Counties. In between the preserved lands are working farms and private timber stands and a few small residential neighborhoods and villages. Acquiring all that land in order to preserve it has been a major accomplishment and a credit to a partnership between the state and TNC, as well as local conservation groups.

Although at first glance Nassawango Creek Preserve might look like all “swamp,” in reality, the Preserve contains multiple habitat types and plant communities, and thus is a biodiversity hotspot, harboring about 90 species of plants and animals that are rare, threatened, or endangered.

In addition to both palustrine (wooded/vegetated) and riverine (open flowing) wetlands, TNC lands also intentionally include large areas of undeveloped upland forest with unfragmented habitat. The Preserve also has a small amount of agricultural cropland, amounting to less than 1% of the total acreage.

Three plant communities in the Preserve – coastal plain ponds, xeric (dry) dunes, and Atlantic White Cedar swamps – are globally rare. The Preserve’s rare or uncommon plants include Bald Cypress (near the northern limit of its range), Atlantic White Cedar, wild azaleas, Mountain Laurel, Spotted Wintergreen, Fringe Tree, Seaside Alder, pitcher plants, sundews, and 14 different species of native orchids.

Bird species include at least 30 forest interior dwelling species (FIDS) and about 25 warbler species. eBird’s list of “iconic birds” for the Preserve (those more likely to be found here than at other spots in the region) includes Ovenbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, Prothonotary Warbler, Pine Warbler, Yellow-throated Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, Kentucky Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Northern Parula, Red-headed Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Scarlet Tanager, Summer Tanager, and more.

Other rare, threatened, and endangered animals also occur on the Preserve or nearby, such as Carpenter Frog, Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad, Palamedes Swallowtail, Red-Bellied Water Snake, Frosted Elfin, and Eastern Pine Barrens Tiger Beetle.

A handy two-page Visitor Guide from TNC provides further highlights on the habitats and animals in Nassawango Creek Preserve.

Many of the wooded upland parcels acquired by TNC had previously been planted in a monoculture of Loblolly Pine used for timber harvest. TNC’s management plan includes a goal of reestablishing a more natural diverse forest in these areas. The plan uses tree planting, prescribed burns, and control of invasives to achieve and maintain biodiversity. For more details on the habitats and management of the Preserve, see TNC’s Sustainable Forest Management Plan – Nassawango Creek Preserve (October 2020), which is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

There is no central headquarters or single entry point for the TNC Preserve, but the Furnace Town Historic Site serves as a front-door of sorts for the TNC lands and is the most visible and well-known entry point. Furnace Town itself is owned not by the Nature Conservancy, but by a separate non-profit, Furnace Town Foundation Inc., which manages the reconstructed historic village that is adjacent to the Preserve and state forest lands.

As big and diverse as Nassawango Creek Preserve is, only a few of its tracts have trails that are open to the public, as described below. See our Trail Map Set and our Driving Tour for navigation details.

1) Furnace Town Area – access from parking area on Millville Road at Old Furnace Road or from Red House Road at Pennewell Road.
  • Paul Liefer Trail (1.0 mile figure-8 loop). Open only during the Furnace Town visitor season from April through October. This trail provides an outstanding immersion into the cypress swamp habitat. The trail starts in Furnace Town at a kiosk behind the old iron furnace (a tall masonry structure with a wooden ramp to the top). On the trail, boardwalks will carry you through the wetter areas, and there are benches and markers with plant names along the trail. Notable plants include Bald Cypress Loblolly Pines, Pink Lady’s Slipper orchids (bloom in spring) are found along the trail, and Purple-stemmed Canebrake Ferns grow on the masonry of the furnace itself. The last part of the Liefer Trail runs along the towpath of an old canal that was used to carry iron ore out from the furnace and to bring supplies in. Along this section of the trail, peer into the forest to see sandy mounds called xeric dunes, remnants of ancient sand dunes, a habitat that is disappearing due to development and is consequently a rare habitat in Maryland. The dunes support rare plant communities. We highly recommend the Nature Conservancy’s audio tour that showcases both the habitat and manmade features leftover from the historical mining operation. Among other things you will learn: correct pronunciation of “Nassawango” and “Liefer”.
  • Nassawango Joe Trail (1.5 miles one-way, out-and-back). Open year-round. Runs from Old Furnace Road to Red House Road, paralleling the eastern boundary of the Nassawango Creek Preserve, east of the creek itself. The main trail head is at the Red House Road end. The trail will take you through both upland areas and the edge of the Bald Cypress swamp. The trail is flat and easy to walk but can have wet and muddy portions. Waterproof footwear is advisable.
  • Ridge Trail (0.6 miles one-way, out-and-back). Open year-round. The Ridge Trail starts on the east side of Millville Road, about halfway between the pedestrian entrance to Furnace Town and a parking area for Pocomoke State Forest. The Ridge Trail takes you through a no-hunting tract of Chesapeake Forest Lands and the Pocomoke State Forest, and most of it runs parallel to an old canal, on the opposite side from the Paul Liefer Trail. Here again, you will be walking through an area of xeric dune and ridge habitat. After a half-mile, the trail makes a sharp turn away from the canal to take you back to Millville Road.
2) Payne Tract in the southern part of the Preserve – access on the east side of Creek Road just north of Nassawango Road.
  • Prothonotary Warbler Trail (aka Prothonotary Birding Trail) (out-and-back with short loop near creek and two side extensions to the east and west, total about 1.7 miles one-way). Open year-round. The natural surface trail is clearly marked and there are benches at intervals along the route. The trail starts at a wooden sign in an early successional field and goes past a former bird banding station, marked with a kiosk, before entering the woods. A bluebird nest box trail with more than 30 boxes runs through the field and surrounding properties. Once in the woods, the trail traverses both upland forest of mixed hardwoods and pine and bottomland stands of Sweet Gum and Bald Cypress. Here, there are nest boxes for Prothonotary Warblers. These woods are part of the Old Growth Forest Network and are being preserved for future growth. Some of the older trees are now in the range of 105 to 185 years old and approaching true old-growth age. We recommend TNC’s audio tour, which will guide you through 13 stops along the trail.
  • Fran Uhler Nature Trail (¼-mile loop trail with a 0.1 mile side trail). Open year-round. This short nature trail is nestled in a wooded tract about 0.4 miles north of the Prothonotary Warbler Trail on the east side of Creek Road. There may or may not be a portable sign for “Walk Worcester County” at a roadside parking spot on the west side of the road across from the trailhead. From the road, it’s only a quick 0.1-mile walk to the shore of the Nassawango, using part of the loop trail – this is one of the shortest walks to view the creek within the entire Preserve. At the creek, there is a popular spot, marked with a sign, where paddlers can pull up for a lunch break. A short side trail goes southeast to a bench at the tract’s  boundary. The habitats here are similar to those along the Prothonotary Warbler Trail.
3) Johnson Tract, north of Route 12 – access from Mount Olive Church Road northwest of the town of Colbourne.
  • Forest Restoration Audio Tour Trail (2.1-mile loop trail with 0.1 mile side trail). Open year-round. Trail is on sandy roads, level and flat. The Audio Tour Route takes you to view a restoration area where a Loblolly Pine plantation was clearcut years ago and is now undergoing restoration to a native Atlantic White Cedar forest. The 20-acre restoration area is fenced to exclude deer. The cedar seedlings planted here were grown by local schoolchildren through a project with the National Aquarium. The trail and accompanying audio tour illustrate how fire and tree thinning are being used to aid restoration of native plants. In some spots, opposite sides of the trail have undergone different management techniques, and so there is side-by-side comparison of the resulting conditions.
4) Cordrey Tract, near the north end of the Preserve in Wicomico County – access from Bear Swamp Road just southwest of intersection with Wango Road.
  • Ron Wilson Memorial Trail (aka Old Growth Trail) (0.7-mile loop trail). Open year-round. This trail begins at a blue post on the south side of Bear Swamp Road near the roadside parking area. Like the Prothonotary Warbler Trail, the Ron Wilson Trail is part of the Old Growth Forest Network and offers a walk through an exceptional forest with some of the largest trees in Maryland, especially Bald Cypress, American Holly, and Sassafras. Part of the loop trail runs near Beaverdam Creek, a tributary of Nassawango Creek. Roadside birding along Bear Swamp Road in this area has long been a favorite of local birders. See photos of the Ron Wilson Trail at Delmarva Trails and Waterways.
5) TNC Canoe and Kayak Launch – access at Red House Road just west of Pennewell Road.
Parking is on the grassy shoulder on the south side of Red House Road east of the bridge over the Nassawango Creek; there is space for only a few cars. The put-in is also on the south side of the road on the eastern bank of the creek, marked by a green Nature Conservancy sign and a smaller white sign. A rope tied to your canoe or kayak may be helpful in taking your boat in and out of the water over the wooden bulwark on the bank. The most popular canoe/kayak route goes south from here, taking out at Nassawango Road (about 1.9 miles). This section of the Nassawango Creek is generally kept clear of downed trees by dedicated TNC volunteers. Be aware that the creek is tidal and much braided, with secondary channels. When water levels are high, there will be little clearance under the Red House and Nassawango Road bridges. See photos of the launch area and creek on Google Maps and on the Delmarva Trails and Waterways website.

Historical notes. What’s in a name? The named trails at Nassawango honor conservationists who played a role in establishing the Preserve.
  • “Nassawango Joe” is the late Joe Fehrer; he and his late wife Ilia Fehrer campaigned for years for the protection of the Nassawango and surrounding lands, and were instrumental in the creation of the Preserve. Soon after the donation in 1978 of the first 154-acre plot by E. Stanton Adkins, a trustee of TNC’s Maryland chapter, Joe assembled the Stewardship Committee that cares for the land until this day. Ilia Fehrer’s own work as a conservationist is honored by the Ilia Fehrer Nature Preserve near Berlin, MD, owned by Worcester County and managed by the Maryland Coastal Bays Program. It’s another good place for a birding visit. Read more about the Fehrers and the Stewardship Committee
  • The late Ron Wilson was a local high school science teacher and self-taught botanist who conducted plant surveys throughout the lower Delmarva Peninsula and who discovered many rare plants, especially native orchids, at Nassawango Creek Preserve and elsewhere. He was a four-decades-long member of the Nassawango Creek Preserve Stewardship Committee and was also on the Board of Directors of the Furnace Town Historic Site. The Ron Wilson Memorial Trail at the Cordrey Tract was dedicated in his honor after his death in 2021.
  • The late Fran M. Uhler (1902-1990) was not involved with the Preserve during his lifetime, but provided a generous bequest to TNC to aid in preservation at Nassawango. Fran Uhler was a wildlife biologist at Patuxent Research Refuge and was an expert on foods used by wildlife: he is especially known for his work on the dependence of waterfowl on subaquatic vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay. An ardent conservationist, Fran also donated the money that allowed Prince George’s County to purchase what is now known as the Fran Uhler Natural Area near Patuxent Research Refuge.

Birdlife:

Thirteen eBird hotspots (one overall hotspot plus 12 sub-hotspots) cover the Nassawango Creek Preserve. The sub-hotspots are listed below in order roughly from south to north.
The 13 hotspots listed above are all part of our Driving Tour.

Another eBird hotspot, Nassawango Creek Preserve–Millville Rd (95+ species) is listed under the Nassawango Creek Preserve name but the pin for this hotspot is actually located in a tract of the state-owned Chesapeake Forest Lands; the forest there is under a different type of management plan than that used by TNC.

The rich ecosystem of the Nassawango Creek Preserve hosts different sets of birds at different times of year. Signature birds include Great Blue Herons, Green Herons, Prothonotary Warblers, and Summer Tanagers. Twelve species of warblers showed evidence of breeding in the Preserve during the data collection (2020-2024) for the Third Breeding Bird Atlas.

A few Northern Bobwhite are still found in the vicinity annually, but none were confirmed breeding during data collection for the Third Breeding Bird Atlas. Wild Turkey are commonly found in winter, then become scarcer the rest of the year, but are still present, just hard to find.

The Nassawango is NOT a shorebird spot: a few shorebird species straggle in during migration, but only Killdeer can be reliably found. This is also NOT a gull spot: only Laughing Gull is numerous, April through June; the other usual suspects (Ring-billed and American Herring) are sporadic.

Here’s a run-down of expected species by time of year.

Year-round or nearly so (most of these breed here or in the area): Mourning Dove; Black Vulture; Turkey Vulture; Bald Eagle; Red-tailed Hawk; Belted Kingfisher (seems to have a breeding population and a wintering population); Red-bellied, Downy, and Pileated Woodpeckers and Northern Flicker; Eastern Phoebe; Blue Jay; American Crow; Carolina Chickadee; Tufted Titmouse; White-breasted Nuthatch; Brown-headed Nuthatch; Carolina Wren; European Starling; Gray Catbird; Brown Thrasher; Northern Mockingbird; Eastern Bluebird; American Robin; American Goldfinch; Chipping Sparrow; Field Sparrow (seems to have a breeding population and a wintering population); Red-winged Blackbird; Northern Cardinal.

Breeding Season: Canada Goose; Wood Duck; Mallard; Wild Turkey; Yellow-billed Cuckoo; Chimney Swift; Ruby-throated Hummingbird; Green Heron; Great Blue Heron; Osprey; Red-shouldered Hawk; Barred Owl; Red-headed and Hairy Woodpeckers; Fish Crow; Eastern Wood-Pewee; Acadian Flycatcher; Eastern Phoebe; Great Crested Flycatcher; Eastern Kingbird; White-eyed, Yellow-throated, and Red-eyed Vireos; Tree and Barn Swallows and Purple Martin; Blue-gray Gnatcatcher; Gray Catbird; Wood Thrush; Cedar Waxwing; Eastern Towhee; Yellow-breasted Chat; Orchard Oriole; Brown-headed Cowbird; Common Grackle;  Ovenbird; Worm-eating Warbler; Louisiana Waterthrush; Black-and-white Warbler; Prothonotary Warbler; Kentucky Warbler; Common Yellowthroat; Northern Parula; Pine Warbler;  Yellow-throated Warbler; Prairie Warbler; Summer and Scarlet Tanagers; Blue Grosbeak; Indigo Bunting.

Wintering: Waterfowl, including a few Snow Geese (not every winter); Bufflehead; Hooded Merganser; American Woodcock; Sharp-shinned Hawk; Northern Harrier; Eastern Screech-Owl; Great Horned Owl; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker; Horned Lark; Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglet; Red-breasted Nuthatch; Brown Creeper; Winter Wren; Hermit Thrush; Purple Finch; Pine Siskin; Fox, White-throated, Savannah, Song, and Swamp Sparrows and Dark-eyed Junco; Yellow-rumped Warbler.

Migration (spring and fall): American Black Duck; Pied-billed Grebe; Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers; Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs; Laughing, Ring-billed, and American Herring Gulls; Double-crested Cormorant; Great Egret; Cooper’s Hawk; American Kestrel; Merlin; Least Flycatcher; Blue-headed and Eastern Warbling Vireo; Northern House Wren; Marsh Wren; Veery; Swainson’s Thrush; House Finch; Grasshopper Sparrow; White-crowned Sparrow; Eastern Meadowlark; Baltimore Oriole; Northern Waterthrush; American Redstart; Nashville, Blue-winged, Hooded, Northern Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Black-throated Blue, Palm, and Black-throated Green Warblers; Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

Wheelchair Access: 

There are handicapped-accessible restrooms near the Visitor Center at Furnace Town, and some of the walkways and historical features there are also accessible. Remember that Furnace Town is closed from late November through early April.
The foot-trails in Nassawango Creek Preserve are not wheelchair-accessible, but there is excellent roadside birding in many areas of the Preserve. The low-traffic roads provide opportunity for birding from or near a car parked on the shoulder or at one of the many designated parking areas. See our Driving Tour for details on places to stop.

Pet Policy:

Restricted access for pets:

  • Pets are allowed on leash only within the Furnace Town Historic Site and on the Paul Liefer Trail; pick up after your pet.
  • All other parts of the Nassawango Creek Preserve are closed to pets.

Special Designations:

Special Features:
Local MOS Chapter:

The local chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society is the Tri-County Bird Club, offering field trips and meetings with informative programs, all free and open to the public. Consult the MOS online calendar for details on meetings, field trips, and other events. Or check the club’s Facebook page.

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Parking (listed roughly from South to North along the Nassawango Creek):

There are no specific parking areas at Nassawango Road, Old Furnace Road, the north end of the Nassawango Joe Trail, at Twilley’s Bridge, or at Fooks Road.

Directions:

Nassawango Creek Preserve is located in Worcester and Wicomico Counties, between Salisbury and Snow Hill. See street addresses and GPS coordinates above.

Directions to Furnace Town Historic Site (see our Driving Tour for directions to other Nassawango Creek Preserve locations):

From the Western Shore: Use your favorite route to reach the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. After crossing the bridge, continue east on US Route 301/US Route 50, then use the right two lanes to take the exit for US Route 50/Ocean Gateway east toward Salisbury and Ocean City. Upon reaching Salisbury (about 73 miles from the Bay Bridge), follow signs to take the Salisbury Bypass around the east edge of Salisbury. From the Bypass, take the exit for MD Route 12/Snow Hill Road and turn left to head southeast toward Snow Hill. In 11.1 miles, turn right onto Old Furnace Road and go west for 1.2 miles. Turn left to go south on Millville Road and the parking lot for Furnace Town Historic Site will be on your immediate right.

From points north on the Eastern Shore: Use US Route 301 or MD Route 213 southbound to reach US Route 50 Ocean Gateway, and then follow directions as above from Baltimore.

From points north in Delaware: Use US Route 113 southbound toward Berlin and Ocean City. The follow directions as above from Baltimore, picking up the directions at Salisbury.

From points south on Delmarva, such as Pocomoke City, MD or the Eastern Shore of Virginia: Use US Route 13/113 northbound to reach Pocomoke City. At the Route 13/113 split, bear left to continue north on US Route 13. In 2.0 miles, after crossing the Pocomoke River turn right at the first red light to go northeast on MD 364/Dividing Creek Road. In 5.9 miles, at a fork in the road, stay right to continue traveling on Nassawango Road. Go 4.9 miles on Nassawango Road and then turn left to go north on Creek Road. In 1.8 miles, at the intersection with Red House Road on the right, the road you are on will become Sand Road; continue north for another 0.7 miles, where the road name changes again, now Millville Road with Sand Road going off to the left. Continue north on Millville Road to the Furnace Town Historic site parking area, on your left in 0.8 miles, just before the intersection with Old Furnace Road.

From Ocean City: Use the Route 90 bridge or the Route 50 bridge to leave Ocean City, traveling west. At the intersection with US Route 113, follow signs to take 113 south toward Berlin and Snow Hill. Approaching Snow Hill, bear right to take Business Route 113 into town; this will be approximately 15 miles from Route 50 or 17 miles from Route 90. In 1.4 miles, turn right to go north on MD Route 12/Snow Hill Road. Follow Route 12 for 4.0 miles, then turn left (west) onto Old Furnace Road. Go west on Old Furnace Road for 1.2 miles, then turn left to go south on Millville Road; the parking lot for Furnace Town Historic Site will be on your immediate right.

Nearby Sites:

Worcester County: Assateague Island National Seashore & Assateague Island State Park ■ E.A. Vaughn Wildlife Management Area ■ Heron Park (formerly Berlin Falls Park) ■ Isle of Wight Park & Wildlife Management Area ■ Ocean City Inlet & Sunset Park ■ Ocean City: Skimmer Island (4th Street Mudflats) ■ Pocomoke River State Park – Shad Landing & Milburn Landing ■  Pocomoke State Forest – Hickory Point Cypress Swamp Natural Area ■ South Point ■ Sun Outdoors Ocean City (formerly Castaways Campground)  ■  Truitts Landing & Other Bayside Landings ■ West Ocean City Park-n-Ride & Homer Gudelsky Park ■ West Ocean City Pond

Wicomico County: Cedar Hill Marina & Park ■ Ellis Bay Wildlife Management Area ■ Nanticoke River Wildlife Management Area – Nutter’s Neck ■ Pemberton Historical Park ■  Pirate’s Wharf Park ■ Roaring Point & Nanticoke Harbor ■ Tyaskin Park & Wetipquin Park ■  Salisbury Landfill & Naylor Mill Road Pond  ■  Schumaker Pond & Salisbury City Park

Habitats:

Bottomland Deciduous ForestsConifersHedgerowsUpland Deciduous Forests Agricultural Crop Fields or Fallow FieldsOld Fields, Shrubby Meadows Forested SwampFreshwater Marsh or FloodplainFreshwater Pond, Lake, or ReservoirRivers & Streams

Features and Amenities:

BeginnersBirding By CarBoardwalkBoat or Canoe/Kayak LaunchEntry Fee (for Some Areas, Other Areas Free)FishingGift Shop or BookstoreHabitat Restoration ProjectHiking/Walking TrailsHistorical FeaturesHuntingParkingPicnic AreaRestroomsVisitor Center, Interpretive Displays, ExhibitsWater ViewWheelchair Accessible FeaturesYoung People / Families

Type:

Audubon Important Bird AreasChesapeake Bay Gateways NetworkDriving Tour (Roadside Birding)Private Sanctuaries and PreservesThe Rivers of the Eastern ShoreWater Trails
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