Strategically located on a peninsula jutting into the Chesapeake Bay, New Point Comfort is a key stopover point on the Atlantic Flyway for neo-tropical songbirds and other migratory birds. Here you'll find three major natural habitats: tidal salt marsh, maritime forest and sandy beach.
New Point Comfort was acquired by TNC as part of our efforts to protect Chesapeake Bay habitats.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Please note: dogs are not allowed at this preserve.
Open year-round, dawn to dusk.
146 acres
From Richmond:
An ADA-accessible boardwalk and observation deck extends over salt marsh, providing a view of Mobjack Bay and the historic New Point Comfort lighthouse.
The roadside running between forest and marsh offers additional opportunities for birding, which is best during spring and fall migrations.
There are no restrooms.
Migratory birds such as herons, osprey, hawks, willets, terns, brown pelicans and skimmers are frequently sighted. New Point Comfort also provides habitat for some 200 species of birds and the northeastern beach tiger beetle, which is federally listed as a threatened species.
New Point Comfort An ADA-accessible boardwalk and observation deck extends over salt marsh, providing a view of Mobjack Bay and the historic New Point Comfort lighthouse.
From Richmond:
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