Mattaponi Bluffs Wildlife Management Area on the Land Conservation Assistance Network

Mattaponi Bluffs Wildlife Management Area
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last updated: April 2023

The Mattaponi Bluffs Wildlife Management Area (WMA) was officially opened to the public on April 11, 2019. Mattaponi Bluffs is located in the north-central portion of Caroline County, in the Upper Coastal Plain and located between Athens and Penola. The land is a contiguous tract of steep bluffs and wetlands, somewhat typical of the surrounding topography adjacent to the Mattaponi River. The WMA features a diverse set of plant communities and habitats and is an excellent location to pursue wildlife and angling activities.

The Mattaponi Bluffs WMA is 470 acres and conserves important upper coastal plain wildlife habitat, providing quality wildlife-related recreation. Forests are predominantly mixed upland hardwoods with some wetland and bottomland forests as well. The property borders the Mattaponi River for approximately 1.5 miles.

Directions

The Mattaponi Bluffs WMA is near Penola Road (Rt. 601), 2.6 miles west of Penola Road and 1 mile east of Athens in Caroline County at the intersection with Sutton Lane. Sutton Lane is located at 20500 Penola Road. The entrance to the WMA is approximately 0.75 miles from the intersection, north on Sutton lane. The WMA is located approximately 30 miles north of Richmond and 28 miles south of Fredericksburg.

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