Editing Saxis, Virginia (section)

==Recreation==
The Saxis fishing pier was completed in 2002. The pier extends 200 feet into Saxis Harbor and terminates with a 100-foot T-head.  The pier is often used for public fishing. It is handicapped-accessible and ADA-compliant.<ref>[http://www.mrc.virginia.gov/vsrfdf/saxis.shtm Saxis Fishing Pier]</ref>

The town abuts the 6,177-acre Saxis Wildlife Management Area, which is owned and managed by the [[Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries]].<ref>[https://www.co.accomack.va.us/home/showdocument?id=2154 Accomack County Comprehensive Plan]</ref> The [[Saxis Wildlife Management Area]] is predominately tidal marshland, divided into three tracts totaling approximately 5,678 acres. All three tracts are peninsulas, bordered by the brackish waters of Beasley Bay, Pocomoke Sound or Messongo Creek, or several smaller freshwater creeks. Forested high ground, or hummocks, occupy portions of the area farthest inland. Maintained primarily in its natural state, there is little active management or development in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wma/saxis/|title=Saxis - VDGIF|publisher=Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries|access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref>

The town is also home to the Saxis Island Museum, a nonprofit created to preserve the history of Saxis Island and to document the lives of the people that made a living in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saxisislandmuseum.org/About.html|title=About the Saxis Island Museum|website=www.saxisislandmuseum.org|access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref>