Great Dismal Swamp Birding Festival

Sunday, Apr 27, 2025 at 7:00am

Great Dismal Swamp NWR
3100 Desert Road

The 2025 Great Dismal Swamp Birding Festival is tentative.

The Great Dismal Swamp Birding Festival will have free guided bird walks in the refuge: Jericho Lane Trailhead, Washington Ditch Trailhead, Wildlife Drive (by bus), and Dismal Swamp Canal (7 am); family activities (10 am to 2 pm); interpretive nature walks and bus tours to Lake Drummond (10 am and 1 pm); guest speakers; live animals; and food trucks.

Schedule of Events:

Guided Bird Walks, 7 AM
Jericho Lane Trailhead
Washington Ditch Trailhead
Wildlife Drive (Birding by Bus)
Dismal Swamp Canal

Family Activities 10 AM to 2 PM
Great Dismal Swamp Headquarters
3100 Desert Road, Suffolk, VA 23434

Bus Tours of Wildlife Drive 10 AM and 1 PM
Railroad Ditch Trailhead
(Lake Drummond Wildlife Drive)

Click here to Register