Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge welcomes you to tour the popular Wildlife Drive. The drive can be accessed by motor vehicle, bicycle or on foot. All visitors must remain on the paved road. While on the refuge, please obey all signs, and do not feed, harass or collect any plants or wildlife. The Wildlife Drive is open daily from dawn until dusk.

This guide points out some of Blackwater’s wildlife management programs and is keyed to numbered observation points along the drive. Although this refuge is managed primarily for migratory birds, many other types of wildlife share the wide diversity of habitats. The careful observer will see a variety of plants and animals along the drive.