Blue Crab Recreation Area offers year-round bank fishing and crabbing access with two unimproved hand-launch areas for non-motorized boats into Units 1A and 1B.

The area has limited parking and no improved docks, but provides a convenient roadside location on Highway 27 within Sabine National Wildlife Refuge for recreational crabbing and paddling activities, with seasonal boat access available March 15 through October 15.