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Magothy Bay Natural Area Preserve

Coordinates:37°09′16″N75°57′00″W / 37.1544°N 75.95°W /37.1544; -75.95

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Magothy Bay Natural Area Preserve

Location	Northampton County,Virginia
Coordinates	37°09′16″N75°57′00″W / 37.1544°N 75.95°W /37.1544; -75.95
Area	445 acres (1.80 km²)
Governing body	Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Magothy Bay Natural Area Preserve is a 445-acre (1.80 km²)Natural Area Preserve located inNorthampton County,Virginia. The preserve encompasses woodlands,wetlands, and saltmarshes, providingforaging areas for various species ofwaterfowl,shorebirds, andwading birds.Diamondback terrapins andclapper rails are frequent visitors, as are many varieties ofsongbird.^[1]

The preserve is owned and maintained by theVirginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, and is open to the public. Improvements at the preserve include a parking area and two hiking trails.^[1]

All state laws in Virginia State Parks also apply in all of Virginia's Natural Area Preserves. The Department of Conservation and Recreation manages Virginia State Parks and the Natural Heritage Program.Law Enforcement Rangers with both the State Parks and Natural Heritage Program routinely patrol these areas, along with DWR and VMRC officers. All DCR Rangers have statewide jurisdiction.

References

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^^a ^b"Magothy Bay Natural Area Preserve". Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2024.

External links

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Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation: Magothy Bay Natural Area Preserve

Protected areas ofVirginia

Federal

National Battlefields, Battlefield Parks, and Military Parks	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Manassas Petersburg Richmond
National Estuarine Research Reserves	Chesapeake Bay
National Fish Hatcheries	Harrison Lake
National Forests	George Washington and Jefferson
National Historic Sites and Historical Parks	Appomattox Court House Cedar Creek and Belle Grove Colonial Cumberland Gap Harpers Ferry Maggie L. Walker
National Memorials	Arlington House Red Hill Patrick Henry
National Monuments	Booker T. Washington Fort Monroe George Washington Birthplace
National Parks	Shenandoah
National Parkways	Blue Ridge Colonial George Washington Memorial Skyline
National Recreation Areas	Mount Rogers
National Seashores	Assateague Island
National Trails	Appalachian Captain John Smith Chesapeake Lewis and Clark Overmountain Victory Potomac Heritage Star-Spangled Banner Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
National Wildlife Refuges	Back Bay Chincoteague Eastern Shore of Virginia Mason Neck Featherstone Fisherman Island Glenn Martin Great Dismal Swamp James River Nansemond Occoquan Bay Plum Tree Island Presquile Rappahannock River Valley Wallops Island
Federally-administered	Prince William Forest Park Wolf Trap Performing Arts
Other	National Historic Landmarks National Natural Landmarks National Register of Historic Places Wilderness Areas

State

State parks	Bear Creek Lake Belle Isle Breaks Interstate Caledon Chippokes Claytor Lake Clinch River Culpeper Battlefields Douthat Fairy Stone Falling Spring Falls False Cape First Landing Grayson Highlands Green Pastures Hayfields High Bridge Trail Holliday Lake Hungry Mother James River Kiptopeke Lake Anna Leesylvania Machicomoco Mason Neck Natural Bridge Natural Tunnel New River Trail Occoneechee Pocahontas Powhatan Sailor's Creek Battlefield Seven Bends Shot Tower Shenandoah River Sky Meadows Smith Mountain Lake Southwest Virginia Museum Staunton River Staunton River Battlefield Sweet Run Twin Lakes Westmoreland Widewater Wilderness Road York River
State forests	Appomattox-Buckingham Big Woods Bourassa Browne Channels Charlotte Chesterfield Chilton Woods Conway Robinson Crawfords Cumberland Devil's Backbone Dragon Run First Mountain Hawks Lesesne Matthews Moore's Creek Niday Place Old Flat Paul Prince Edward-Gallion Sandy Point South Quay Whitney Zoar
Natural Area Preserves	Antioch Pines Bald Knob Bethel Beach Big Spring Bog Blackwater Blackwater Sandhills Buffalo Mountain Bull Run Mountains Bush Mill Stream Camp Branch Wetlands Cape Charles Coastal Habitat Cave Hill The Cedars The Channels Cherry Orchard Bog Chestnut Creek Wetlands Chestnut Ridge Chotank Creek Chub Sandhill Cleveland Barrens Clover Hollow Cowbane Prairie Crawford's Knob Crow's Nest Cumberland Marsh Cypress Bridge Dameron Marsh Deep Run Ponds Dendron Swamp Difficult Creek Dundas Granite Flatrock Elklick Woodlands False Cape Folly Mills Creek Fen Goshen Pass Grafton Ponds Grassy Hill Grayson Glades Hickory Hollow Hughlett Point Johnsons Creek Lyndhurst Ponds Magothy Bay Mark's and Jack's Island Mill Creek Springs Mount Joy Pond Mutton Hunk Fen Naked Mountain New Point Comfort North Landing River Northwest River Ogdens Cave Parkers Marsh Parramore Island Pedlar Hills Glades Pickett's Harbor Piney Grove Flatwoods Pinnacle Poor Mountain Redrock Mountain Savage Neck Dunes South Quay Sandhills Southside Savannah Sweet Springs Unthanks Cave Wreck Island
Wildlife Management Areas	Amelia Big Survey Big Woods Briery Creek Chester F. Phelps Cavalier Chickahominy Clinch Mountain Crooked Creek Dick Cross Doe Creek Fairystone Farms Featherfin G. Richard Thompson Game Farm Marsh Goshen and Little North Mountain Hardware River Havens Hidden Valley Highland Hog Island Horsepen Lake James River Land's End Mattaponi Mattaponi Bluffs Merrimac Farm Mockhorn Island Oakley Forest Pettigrew Powhatan Princess Anne Ragged Island Rapidan Robert W. Duncan Saxis Short Hills Smith Mountain Cooperative Stewarts Creek T. M. Gathright Turkeycock Ware Creek Weston White Oak Mountain