Botany Bay Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area

Amazing nature preserve. Make sure you arrive at low tide for the best experience. Miles of beach to explore. No shelling is permitted so the shoreline is full of shells. Also be sure to take the driving tour on your way out. If you go onto their website, you can find an online guide that will walk you through each site that you drive by. Closed on Tuesday.

Coming to Botany Bay is like taking a walk back into prehistoric times! The we kept expecting to see dinosaurs run out of the forest or something! What a cool place to visit! The scenery is absolutely awesome!

What a beautiful wildlife preserve. I highly recommend going if you're in the area. I recommend looking at the tide charts and coming about an hour before low tide. If going back to the beach and causeway, make sure to wear some sandals or something you don't mind getting wet from stepping in puddles to get to the back. If it's been a while since you have been back there do note there's less beach head then in previous years due to erosion. The mixture of smells of pluff mud, the pines, the ocean, etcetera is just intoxicating. Google Maps will say you reached your destination way before there is a parking lot. Just continue down the road to the end and take a left and follow that back.

Fun, educational, relaxing place to visit and learn some local history. Good for beach walking, though you have to leave the shells for all to enjoy. Great for birding too. It's a hike from parking to the beach, yet worthwhile. Best at low tide, check the tide tables before you go.

Beautiful and interesting preserve. We spent time on the beach and then visited the other landmarks. Loved the information on the map and plaquards. Worth the time. We spent 3.5 to 4 hours here .

This place is so peaceful. Lots to see and enjoy....It is well worth the trip !

We visited in May, 2022. It is an awesome historical look at local life 200+ years ago vs modern attempts at preserving nature. There is a motor trail around the plantation and foot paths to awesome natural views, including a beach preserved in its natural beauty without improvements.

Botany Bay is amazingly beautiful. Whether you are alone, with your love or family you will completely enjoy your visit! It is