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Tannic shallow creek

Harry A. Laird Park

A wayside park with a short boardwalk along Four Mile Creek, Harry A. Laird Park provides a picnic spot and a place for birding on the western edge of Freeport.

Freeport (30.501689, -86.145416)   0.2 miles  

With a boardwalk paralleling Four Mile Creek, Harry A. Laird Park is a quiet stop to enjoy a short walk tunneling into the forest along this tannic waterway.

Boardwalk at Laird Park
Boardwalk at Laird Park

Resources

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Overview

Location: Freeport
Length: 0.2 mile
Trailhead: 30.501689, -86.145416
Address: 601 SR 20, Freeport
Fees: Free
Restroom: At the trailhead
Land manager: City of Freeport
Phone:

Open for day use. Picnic tables and barbecue grills are provided.

Directions


 
From the intersection of US 331 and SR 20 in Freeport, drive west through town past Old US 331 and continue a little past the Freeport Public Library. The park is on the south side of the highway.

Details

Harry A. Laird Park is a small park, but big on its natural setting along the edge of Freeport and is part of the Great Florida Birding Trail.

The boardwalk enables a short stroll along a waterway that rises within Eglin Air Force Base, flowing south to LaGrange Bayou on Choctawhatchee Bay.

Overlooks with bench seats make for a perfect perch to watch wading birds along the edges and fish in the shallows.

Tannic shallow creek
Four Mile Creek at Laird Park

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