Blackwater NWR

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore encompasses a 26,000-acre marsh and the largest continuous pine forest remaining on the Delmarva peninsula. Blackwater is an excellent spot for migratory waterfowl. Many Bald Eagles can be found in and around the refuge. The refuge also has a breeding population of Brown-headed Nuthatches.

Directions: (Be sure to bring a Maryland road map): Take Rte. 50 East across Bay Bridge and go all the way to Cambridge, MD. Shortly after crossing the Choptank River Bridge on 50 (Cambridge, Md.) go right on 16--there is a large refuge sign. From 16, make a left on Egypt Road after the High School. Proceed down Egypt Rd. (scanning the fields all the way) until you reach the T-junction with Key Wallace Drive, then turn right. The Visitor's Center is about 1 mile up on the left side of the road.

For more information visit: http://blackwater.fws.gov/

Location

2145 Key Wallace Drive

Cambridge, MD, 21613

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