SITE DESCRIPTION:

This preserve contains sandy beach, low dune, and salt marsh habitats. Wind and water move sand creating an ever changing habitat on the narrow beach. Rare marsh and colonial nesting birds as well as the globally rare northeastern beach tiger beetle and a globally rare beach plant are protected on the property.

VISITATION: 

The preserve is open to the public year-round. Dogs must be leashed while on the preserve. To protect these species and their significant habitats, designated sections of preserve shorelines may be closed during specific periods of the year to both land (walking) and water (boat landing) access.

A preserve guide factsheet and map are available to assist in planning your visit.

REMINDER: This listing is a free service of LandCAN.
Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve is not employed by or affiliated with the Land Conservation Assistance Network, and the Network does not certify or guarantee their services. The reader must perform their own due diligence and use their own judgment in the selection of any professional.

Listed in:

• Ecotourism
• State and Federal Land

Contact Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve

Zach Bradford
Chesapeake Bay Region Steward
Virginia Natural Heritage Program
600 East Main Street, 24th Floor
Richmond, Virginia  23219
Phone: (804) 225-2303
Fax: (804) 786-7951

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Service Area

Services provided in:

• Mathews County, Virginia

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