Top rated Wildlife refuges in Potomac Mills, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated Wildlife refuges in Potomac Mills

Experience the best that Potomac Mills 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 68 places from Wildlife refuge category.

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Birding By Boat on the Osprey

Boat tour agency

5.00 (160 reviews) (~209.85 km from centre)

Up the bay Pony Tours

Boat tour agency

👍👍 Cannot recommend enough! Captain Mike is amazing. He was so friendly from the first phone call on. He knows so much about the island. It's clear he loves what he does. Great with kids too and accommodating. We found ponies and lots of other wildlife. Also his boat is beautiful. I found myself daydre...

5.00 (80 reviews) (~184.56 km from centre)

Raven Ridge Wildlife Center

Wildlife refuge

4.90 (84 reviews) (~166.58 km from centre)

Patuxent Research Refuge

Research foundation

👍👍 The address is all wrong. The National Wildlife Visitor Center is located in the public portion of the Patuxent Research Refuge. The location shown here is closed to the public except on rare special occasions. The correct Address is 10901 Scarlet Tananger Ct., Laurel, MD 20708-4011. Use this addre...

4.90 (37 reviews) (~62.16 km from centre)

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

Protected beaches, marshes & forests with wild ponies, waterfowl, historic lighthouse & fishing.

4.80 (3.5K reviews) (~188.15 km from centre)

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

Wetlands refuge that hosts thousands of migratory waterfowl, including snow geese & tundra swans.

4.80 (1.6K reviews) (~248.67 km from centre)

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Botanical garden

Year-round locale with 50 acres of themed gardens, dining options & a classical domed conservatory.

$$ $$

4.80 (1.5K reviews) (~114.32 km from centre)

Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 This place is fantastic. There are quite a bit of animals and each animal's story is displayed on their cage. The animals are well cared for. The grounds are clean. They could use a few trash cans here and there, but I understand why they are hard to find. But the humans tend to litter. We picked...

4.80 (672 reviews) (~248.5 km from centre)

The Wetlands Institute

Non-profit organization

Indoor exhibits & an elevated walkway through a salt marsh with terrapin turtles, ospreys & crabs.

4.80 (458 reviews) (~223.7 km from centre)

Natural Lands' Binky Lee Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 The trails are so well maintained. Beautiful place.

4.80 (183 reviews) (~217.89 km from centre)

Natural Lands' Crow's Nest Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful preserve and well maintained. I come here year round. The trails are well marked, and they connect to Hopewell Furnace, Hopewell Lake and French Creek, so you could really get some mileage in around here.

4.80 (130 reviews) (~217.25 km from centre)

Observation Tower

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 John Heinz Wildlife Refuge is an excellent place to go where you can forget the city is even there. If you like photography, it's even better.

4.80 (107 reviews) (~223.48 km from centre)

Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 An absolutely lovely nature preserve just a stone’s throw from DC and Hoodbridge. It is free of charge which is wonderful, though it has no amenities other than a trailhead toilet. The whole of Mason Neck was almost developed in the 1900s, but heroic Elizabeth Hartwell and others fought to save it...

4.80 (60 reviews) (~11.42 km from centre)

Menokin

History museum

👍 The blue trail was well marked by tree marks. The red trail just ended down by Cat Point creek, even though maps shows it going up to house ruins. Overall a good two mile walk.

4.80 (55 reviews) (~82.52 km from centre)

Herbert H. Bateman Educational And Administrative Center

Nature preserve

4.80 (55 reviews) (~188.13 km from centre)

Observation Site

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 I was not into birding but actually is exciting. Sold.

4.80 (52 reviews) (~107.38 km from centre)

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

Tidal salt marsh & birding destination with trails, observation towers & a 12-mile wildlife drive.

4.70 (756 reviews) (~173.66 km from centre)

T&D's Cats of the World

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 Fantastic wildlife refuge right in central PA. Still haven't had a chance to visit the aviary on account of lack of volunteers, but have been twice now to the main area. Lots to see and each enclosure has the animal's rescue story and other facts posted. Easy walking paths. Staff is engaging and kn...

4.70 (455 reviews) (~247.22 km from centre)

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

2,285-acre island refuge providing hiking & biking trails, marsh kayaking, fishing & wildlife views.

4.70 (365 reviews) (~102.75 km from centre)

Briar Bush Nature Center

Nature preserve

👍👍 Amazing place! Quiet nature preserve in the middle of the suburbs. Perfect place to bring children.

4.70 (235 reviews) (~248.98 km from centre)

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Top rated Wildlife refuges in Potomac Mills, United States