The best marsh habitat in southeast Tennessee. This place presents great outdoor viewing opportunities, including birds, dragonflies, butterflies, reptiles, and mammals. This marsh contains Virginia Rail, Sora, Rusty Blackbirds, American Bittern, and Least Bittern, in the appropriate seasons. Dragonflies include many species of Skimmers, Darners, and Pennants. Butterfly species include many types of Sulfurs, Bushfoots, and Skippers. Reptiles include several different species of turtles, and if you are lucky a snake. Mammals include squirrels, beavers, and on one occasion I saw an otter.

Peaceful federally protected marsh with incredible bird diversity (more than 250 species have been recorded here) and a pleasant trail on a levee in the marsh and through a Virginia pine stand just above it. Trail gets muddy after rains and a train comes by fairly often just behind the marsh. Unfortunately litter is present around the margins of the marsh from less respectful Tennesseans, leave the place better off than you found it!

A nice place to watch and photograph birds. Just a few miles off I-75 North and your there.

Very serene