Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve is a Natural Area Preserve located in Mathews County, Virginia, near the Chesapeake Bay. It contains beach, low dune, and salt marsh habitats, and provides a haven for rare marsh and colonial nesting birds, The preserve also protects habitat for two globally rare species, the northeastern beach tiger beetle and sea-beach knotweed.
The preserve is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, and is open to the public; however the preserve is largely undeveloped with the exception of a gravel parking area for visitors.
See also
List of Virginia Natural Area Preserves
List of Virginia state forests
List of Virginia state parks
References
External links
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation: Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve