Cavalier Wildlife Management Area on the Land Conservation Assistance Network

Cavalier Wildlife Management Area
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last updated: May 2023

The Cavalier Wildlife Management Area is located in the far southeastern corner of Virginia, in the City of Chesapeake. The management area is comprised of two parcels, the 750-acre Dismal Swamp tract adjoining the Dismal Swamp Canal and the 3,800-acre Cavalier tract that abuts the North Carolina state line near Route 17.

Description

Notice: Due to potential wildlife management concerns, horseback riding is not permitted on this WMA.

Cavalier WMA provides coastal and forested habitats for a wide range of wildlife, including black bear, neo-tropical migratory songbirds, canebrake rattlesnakes, white-tailed deer, and eastern wild turkeys.

Currently, much of the management area is cutover forestland, with several hundred acres in 15-year-old planted pine. The 3,800-acre main tract, located approximately 2.5 miles east of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), was once part of the Great Dismal Swamp but was ditched and drained more than 200 years ago.

Recreational Opportunities on this WMA

Hunting
Some or all hunting is controlled by quota hunts. See the Quota Hunts section of this website for details.
Trapping
Primitive Camping
Warmwater Fishing
Hiking
Horseback riding NOT permitted
Birding

Directions

From Deep Creek. Route 17 south to Ballahack Road. Left on Ballahack for 1.5 miles. Entrance to Cavalier WMA on right.

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