Big Spring Bog Natural Area Preserve | |
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Location | Grayson County, Virginia |
Coordinates | 36°34′4.2″N 80°55′39.5″W / 36.567833°N 80.927639°WCoordinates: 36°34′4.2″N 80°55′39.5″W / 36.567833°N 80.927639°W |
Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
Governing body | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |
Big Spring Bog Natural Area Preserve is a 50-acre (20 ha) Natural Area Preserve located in Grayson County, Virginia. The terrain is hilly, and within its borders is Chestnut Creek, a tributary of the New River. The preserve features a rare wetland known as a "cranberry glade".
The preserve is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, and is open to public visitation only through prior arrangement with a state-employed land steward.