Attractions
Wildlife and Habitat
The Wildlife and Habitat at Great Dismal Swamp is way too impressive. Bald Cypress, Black Gum, Maple, and pine are the most known tree species found here and support the wildlife. Not only this, there are over 70 species of reptiles and amphibians call the swamp home such as black bears, bobcats, and weasels.
Multiple Ecosystem Services
The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge offers multiple ecosystem services, including air quality and human health via fire mitigation. The estimated benefits of these Multiple Ecosystem services have the potential to reduce catastrophic wildfire-related impacts on the health of human populations.
The irreplaceable hub of Black and Indigenous history
Right off the tracks, the Great Dismal Swamp’s name does it a harmful action. European settlers arrived in the colonial era in an unsettling area humid climate, soggy vegetation, and a booming insect population. It is intolerable about the place with one planter known as miserable morass where nothing can inhabit.
Facts
- Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge has the most important wildlife habitat in the mid-Atlantic region.
- This wildlife has an area of 113,000 acres, the largest one of all.
- Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife has a vast swamp that once covered more than one million acres.
Activities
Birding and viewing abundant wildlife are favored activities. Mountain biking on the trails and kayaking are both encouraged at the location i.e. Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife. Visitors are requested to bring their equipment or hire a rental park with all the facilities included there. The park at Great Dismal has a trail which is 1.5-mile along the Black Bear Trails. As visitors walk this trail, they will see a different landscape and wildlife. In addition, visitors see pines, black bears, and wide variety of plant and animal life.
What you Expect
It’s a wonderful moment to spend time at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge with friends and family. A self-guided tour without the help of a guide is an option for visitors all around the year. The drivable route to the location is open every day for the visitors for easy accessibility to this location.
Plan your Visit
Just one visit to this naturally beautiful place assures you to leave a lifetime memory. The location is spread over an area of million acres and the best time to visit the location is from mid-April to mid-May. The entry ticket to the location is $5, and the time for visiting is from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Visit the place once and enjoy the memories of the trip for your whole life.
