Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area

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Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area, Maryland, USA
Location	Worcester County, Maryland, USA
Nearest city	Pocomoke City, Maryland
Area	1,016 acres (4.11 km²)
Governing body	Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area is a state wildlife management area (WMA) of Maryland that lies on the south bank of the Pocomoke River in Worcester County. The Pocomoke River State Forest abuts the northern edge of the WMA.

The Pocomoke River WMA's 1,016-acre (4.11 km²) tract is a mixture of agricultural fields, woodlands, and wetlands located within the cypress swamp in south central Worcester County, north of Pocomoke City. The WMA contains stands of loblolly pine and bald cypress and a great variety of plant and local and migratory animal life, including white dogwood and pink laurel in the spring, white-tailed deer, and bald eagles. .

Hunting in season is permitted in the WMA, as are hiking, birding, and boating.

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Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area

v • d • e Protected Areas of Maryland

National Park Service	Antietam National Battlefield • Appalachian Trail • Assateague Island National Seashore • Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail • Catoctin Mountain Park • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park • Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network • Clara Barton National Historic Site • Fort Foote Park • Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine • Fort Washington Park • Glen Echo Park • Greenbelt Park • Hampton National Historic Site • Harmony Hall • Monocacy National Battlefield • Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm • Piscataway Park • Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Thomas Stone National Historic Site

National Forests	none

State Parks	Assateague • Big Run • Calvert Cliffs • Casselman River Bridge • Chapel Point • Cunningham Falls • Dans Mountain • Deep Creek Lake • Elk Neck • Fort Frederick • Fort Tonoloway • Gambrill • Gathland • Greenbrier • Greenwell • Gunpowder Falls • Hart-Miller Island • Herrington Manor • Janes Island • Jonas Green • Martinak • Matapeake • New Germany • North Point • Palmer • Patapsco Valley • Patuxent River • Pocomoke River • Point Lookout • Purse • Rocks • Rocky Gap • Rosaryville • Sandy Point • Seneca Creek • Smallwood • South Mountain • St. Clement's Island • St. Mary's River • Susquehanna • Swallow Falls • Tuckahoe • Washington Monument • Wills Mountain • Wye Oak

State Forests	Cedarville • Doncaster • Elk Neck • Garrett • Green Ridge • Mount Nebo • Pocomoke River • Potomac-Garrett • Savage River • Seth • Stony • Swallow Falls • Wicomico

Wildlife Management Areas	Belle Grove • Billmeyer • Bowen • Cedar Island • Cheltenham • Chicamuxen • Dan's Mountain • Deal Island • Diersson • E.A. Vaughn • Earlville • Ellis Bay • Fairmount • Fishing Bay • Gwynnbrook • Heater's Island • Hugg-Thomas • Idylwild • Indian Springs • Isle of Wight • Johnson • Le Compte • Linkwood • McKee-Beshers • Maryland Marine Properties • Millington • Mt. Nebo • Myrtle Grove • Nanticoke River • Pocomoke River • Pocomoke Sound • Sideling Hill • Sinepuxent Bay • South Marsh • Strider • Taylors Island • Warrior Mountain • Wellington •

Other	Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary • Choptank River Fishing Pier • Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary • Morgan Run Natural Environment Area • Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area • Somers Cove Marina • Western Maryland Rail Trail • Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River

Maryland Department of Natural Resources (web): Maryland Park Service (web) and Maryland Forest Service