Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

This public research and education facility encompasses over 9,000 acres of protected estuarine habitats around the Weeks Bay area. The Reserve has a visitor center with indoor displays and live animals as well as forested boardwalks, nature trails, a native pitcher plant bog, boat ramp and ADA-compliant kayak/canoe launch. Scheduled guided group tours are available.

The Reserve is part of a national network of coastal reserves established as living laboratories for long-term scientific research and estuarine education into places "where rivers meet the sea.”