Grafton Ponds Natural Area Preserve

Grafton Ponds Natural Area Preserve is a 375-acre protected area in York County, Virginia, preserving the state’s best remaining example of a coastal plain pond complex. This unusual habitat supports a distinctive community of wetland plants and animals and gives the preserve special ecological importance. Among the species found here are several that are locally rare, including pond spice, Mabee’s salamander, and the barking treefrog, along with Harper’s fimbristylis, which is globally imperiled. Owned and maintained by the city of Newport News, Grafton Ponds is also open to the public.

Virginia · United States