Waccamaw Wildlife Refuge

Visit the awe-inspiring natural landscape and native wildlife in Conway.

Located just East of Highway 701 in southern Conway, the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge is a beautiful region full of wetlands, forested wetlands, and upland forests. There are 23,000 acres to explore here, which houses various fish, birds, deer, elk, moose, and other wildlife creatures. Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1997. It lies along the Waccamaw and Pee Dee rivers providing the wetland landscape. The refuge’s purpose is to help protect the habitats of the animals living in the coastal river ecosystem. This helps to preserve species that are threatened or endangered and provides a great recreational site for people.

Visitors are welcome to go boating, canoeing, and kayaking in the rivers and creeks. There are different trails to hike as well, allowing visitors to find many photo opportunities. You may also come here for fishing year-round or join the educational programs offered at the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge. Pets are welcome here, too, as long as they are kept on a leash. Visitors are not welcome to camp, feed or entice wildlife, collect or disturb plants, start campfires, carry firearms except for the use of hunting during the season, litter, or enter closed areas.