Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve & Coastal Resource Center offers visitors all kinds of excitement out in the wild & in the newly opened interpretive center offering interpretive exhibits and more!  The reserve is open year-round for exploration and discovery, and is a great place to go birding, bug & butterfly watching as well as botanizing!  If you are very, very observant, it is also a great place see aquatic and marine mammals such as river otters and bottlenose dolphins!  

The reserve is a great place for the nature photographer in all of us!  Photo opportunities such as glorious sunrises and sunsets and other spiritual settings as well as brightly colored wildflowers and butterflies provide countless possibilities for photographers who want to capture that perfect photo for their album!  Pack a lunch, bring your fishing poles, canoes, or kayaks, and come enjoy the wonderful outdoors!  The reserve offers something for everyone!

Hours:  Monday-Friday 9am-3pm - FREE!