On October 16, 1977, a monument was erected near the edge of the salt marsh and dedicated to Bill Forward, a naturalist who worked at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge for many years, and made many friends in the area. This beautiful area of salt marsh and upland was formed by combining the Kents Island and Mill Creek WMAs. It is a part of The Great Marsh which extends from Gloucester to Salisbury. The marsh is green in summer but splendidly gold and russet in fall. Visit late in the season to catch the bird migration and miss the insatiable mosquitoes and greenhead flies of midsummer.
After crossing the field, use the WOODS waypoint to find the entrance to a faint trail into the woods. After you cross over the makeshift bridge, take a left and make your way through an eerie forest of standing (and fallen) dead trees. The trail disappears in some areas so some bushwhacking will be required. The cache is located near the monument in a clearing by the edge of the salt marsh. The hike is just under a mile round trip.
Expect and plan for ticks, mosquitoes, greenheads (in July and August) and poison ivy. Swampy, wet, marsh conditions will be enountered in the lower lying areas. The area is open for deer hunting from October to December. Be sure to wear blaze orange during that time.