Top rated Wildlife refuges in Birmingham, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Wildlife refuges in Birmingham

Experience the best that Birmingham has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 30 places from Wildlife refuge category.

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Outdoor Discovery Center

Nature preserve

Educational facility at a nature preserve with exhibits on native animals & play areas for kids.

4.90 (932 reviews) (~236.8 km from centre)

Crosswinds Marsh

Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful place by nature very quiet and just a relaxing place to go fishing have picnics go for walks on the trails or to take your horses on the trails! Always been a favorite place of mine! Wish you could still canoe here but they stopped that years ago!

4.80 (1.3K reviews) (~53.52 km from centre)

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 Awesome short trail to Magee Marsh, situated on the southern shore of Lake Erie, is a prime stopover for North American warblers during spring migration. Every year thousands of birders, photographers, and nature lovers flock to this location in spring to witness the unforgetable spectacle of large...

4.80 (1.1K reviews) (~102.15 km from centre)

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

Nature preserve

This national park is refuge for resident & endangered wildlife & offers trails & a visitor center.

4.80 (1.1K reviews) (~104.43 km from centre)

Blandford Nature Center

Nature preserve

👍👍 Absolutely loved our visit to Blandford Nature Center. The trails are expansive, varied and well kept. There are a lot of opportunities to see wild animals, we were fortunate to see both a Turkey parade and a herd of deer. There are a few caged animals as well near the visitor center. There is still...

4.80 (949 reviews) (~212.3 km from centre)

Black Pine Animal Sanctuary

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 Very unique place! Animals normally needing euthanasia are given a place to live their best life for their remaining years. Hard to believe this is in Albion Indiana, but it is and you really should go!

4.80 (663 reviews) (~224.69 km from centre)

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

4.80 (386 reviews) (~48.05 km from centre)

Nature's Nursery

Wildlife refuge

4.80 (162 reviews) (~126.18 km from centre)

Wildlife Conservation Center

Park

👍👍 Wow! It was so cool seeing all the animals, especially the owls 🦉 and the foxes! I was so impressed with how clean all the cages are and how they went above and beyond to make the environment in the cage just what each animal needed. They had round disc swings in the foxes cages! I could go on and...

4.80 (95 reviews) (~242.09 km from centre)

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Humbug Marsh Unit

Wildlife refuge

4.80 (91 reviews) (~47.92 km from centre)

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 You can drive through here. There are areas to park and get out if you want to walk or hike a few if the trails. Not all of the area can be seen by car as there is a berm that you can’t really see over from your vehicle. Tons of birds and ducks, bald eagles. I’ve never experienced it being busy, no...

4.80 (60 reviews) (~203.15 km from centre)

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge - Gibraltar Bay Unit

Wildlife refuge

4.80 (46 reviews) (~49.97 km from centre)

Little River Wetlands Project

Non-profit organization

👍 Saw a cool hawk and stopped to watched him grab a mouse or mole. It's a landfill but has nice surrounding nature around it. I actually enjoy this side of town.

4.80 (38 reviews) (~235.34 km from centre)

Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

Migratory waterfowl are a highlight of this wetland area with walking trails & a scenic drive.

4.70 (604 reviews) (~110.21 km from centre)

Grand River Wildlife Area

Wildlife refuge

👍 I went for the nature, not hunting. Lots to explore. The nature walk is small but fairly interesting.

4.70 (318 reviews) (~227.27 km from centre)

Nayanquing Point Bird Observation Tower

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 Very serene and lovely place to watch and listen to nature.

4.70 (38 reviews) (~148.67 km from centre)

Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 Absolutely enjoy this calm place. The kids love riding bikes here

4.60 (620 reviews) (~100.4 km from centre)

Lake La Su An Wildlife Area

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 Great place for kids or serious anglers. The bass seem to be mostly around 15 inches but they are plentiful and this lake has some of the biggest panfish in the area. The largest one I've caught was 10 1/4 inches. Be aware of the site-specific regulations for this lake.

4.60 (116 reviews) (~155.74 km from centre)

Quanicassee Wildlife Area

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 Beautiful place to take a walk, lots of birds and wildlife walking trail and pier. Great place to catch fish of all varieties.

4.50 (323 reviews) (~129.59 km from centre)

Kokosing Lake Wildlife Area

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 Beautiful wildlife area. Great views from the dam. There are some trails that start in the area around the dam. Also there is a campground that has a large public space with picnic tables, boat ramp and plenty of parking.

4.50 (266 reviews) (~231.71 km from centre)

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Top rated Wildlife refuges in Birmingham, United States