[2] The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries states that it holds all three tracts open to the public for hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, and boating from sunrise to sunset seven days per week.

However, access to the Hog Island tract requires transit through lands of Dominion Energy, which operates the Surry Nuclear Power Plant.

All persons 17 years of age or older must have a valid WMA permit, to be displayed on demand to a conservation officer.

[8] The Hog Island Tract includes a road with ten vehicle parking areas and two viewing platforms.

[2][5] The area is included on the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail along the James River.