Hours of Operation: Visitors center open Monday through Sunday from 09:00 – 4:00, closed on Sunday and all Federal Holidays.
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge is located approximately 6 miles from Savannah, GA and approximately 8 miles south of Hardeeville.
No pets. An excellent place for hiking, cycling, and photography.
Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive is the easiest part of the refuge to access.
The refuge was established to provide a nature and forest preserve for conservation purpose and is known as one of the best places in South Carolina to find Purple Gallinule breeding. Stop at the entrance to look at the map and additional birding information, birding here is great all year long.
Anhinga, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Glossy Ibis, White Ibis, Bald Eagle, Red-shouldered Hawk, Clapper Rails, King Rail, Barn Owl, Yellow-throated Warbler, Wood Duck, Ruddy Duck, Ring-necked Duck, American Black Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Common Moorhen.
Northern Waterthrush
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Least Bittern, Wood Stork, Black-Bellied Whistling Duck, Purple Gallinule, Black-necked Stilt, Least Tern, Common Nighthawk, Summer Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Painted Bunting, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Common Nighthawk.
Northern Waterthrush
American Bittern, Canvasback, Sora, Virginia Rail, Sedge Wren, Black-and-white Warbler, Rusty Blackbird, American Coot, White-eyed Vireo, Gray Catbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow-throated Warbler.