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Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge
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Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge From Gaddys Bridge © Jim Oakley
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge © Jim Oakley
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PEE DEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
PEE DEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Rt. 1, Box 92 - Hwy. 52 N
Wadesboro, North Carolina   28170
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Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge Situated along the Pee Dee River, Pee Dee NWR contains 8,443 acres in Anson and Richmond Counties, NC. The refuge was established to provide wintering habitat for migratory waterfowl.

Cooperative farming in field impoundments, water level management, and the bottomland hardwood forest along Brown Creek provide excellent habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. Wintering waterfowl numbers fluctuate greatly, but can exceed 10,000 birds yearly. The refuge also supports a small population of wintering Southern James Bay Canada geese. Pee Dee Refuge is located a few hundred yards from the once famous "Lockhart Gaddy Wild Goose Refuge". In the 1950's, Gaddy's pond wintered more than 10,000 Canada geese a year. Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge was established in October 1963 to provide additional habitat for these geese and other waterfowl. Local numbers of wintering migratory geese have dwindled in recent years, but the refuge remains an important wintering area for the remaining geese and thousands of ducks.

But Pee Dee has more than just waterfowl. The refuge also supports an abundance of nesting neotropical migratory birds, bobwhite quail, wild turkey, and white-tailed deer. The diversity of habitat and management provides for more than 168 bird species, 49 reptiles and amphibians, 28 mammals, and 20 fish species. Refuge lands include the following habitat types: bottomland hardwood forest (3,000 acres), upland pine forest (1,500 acres), mixed pine/hardwood forest (2,000 acres), crop lands (1,000 acres), old fields, native warm season grass fields, and openings (1,000 acres).
FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW
Day-UseFishingyes
 Huntingyes
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Location
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge is located near Marshville, Rockingham and Wadesboro


Visitor Comments, Memories and Reviews
February 2 N,C.treasure by GENE T PIERCY
park review stars; one to five I have hunted fished and viewed here for 20 years.LOVE IT
April 15 Interesting and quiet
park review stars; one to five This is a pleasant place for solitude and just exploring. More complex than it initially seems. Not a lot of hiking trails. You may want to consider bringing a mountain bike to ride on many of the gravel roads. Also, a bit complicated in places to know where to go.
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Area Campgrounds
Norwood Camping Resort
1216 Berry Hill Drive
Norwood, NC
704-474-3800
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Directions
From Charlotte, NC: Take Hwy. 74 East to Wadesboro. Turn left on Hwy. 52 North and continue 6 miles. Refuge office is on the right. From Wadesboro, NC: Take Hwy 52 North for 6 miles. Turn right into the refuge office facility.

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