Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge · Cambridge, Maryland
Thirty thousand acres of tidal marsh, open water and loblolly pine on the Eastern Shore, established in 1933 as a refuge for migrating waterfowl and known ever since as the Everglades of the North. It carries one of the largest breeding populations of bald eagles on the Atlantic coast north of Florida, and in winter the marsh fills with snow geese and tundra swans in numbers that are difficult to describe. It is also disappearing: several thousand acres of marsh here have converted to open water since the 1930s.
Cambridge, Maryland, United States
The refuge is open daily from dawn to dusk, year round. The WILDLIFE DRIVE — a four-mile paved auto tour route — charges a modest per-vehicle fee, and federal passes are accepted. The visitor centre keeps daytime hours and is CLOSED ON SOME WEEKDAYS IN WINTER; verify before travelling. Portions of the refuge close seasonally to protect nesting eagles and wintering waterfowl. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park visitor centre next door keeps its own hours.
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