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Boca Raton

Located halfway between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton provides a surprising number of natural areas to explore, including quite a few that are managed by the city of Boca Raton.

Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Boynton Beach   [26.498420,-80.212604]   

Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

At the edge of Boynton Beach, where historic farmlands have given way to subdivisions, Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is a 145,000 acre buffer between suburbia and the Everglades

Filed Under: Biking, Day Hikes, Hikes, Launch points, Loop Trails, National Wildlife Refuges, Nature Centers, Nature Trails, Off Road Biking, Paddling, Parks, Southeast Florida, Trails, Water Management Areas Tagged With: alligators, Birding, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Family-friendly, Locations, West Palm Beach, Wildlife Viewing

Blazing Star Nature Preserve

Boca Raton   [26.344462,-80.119093]   1.0 miles

Blazing Star Nature Preserve

Traverse a scrub forest amid remnants of the ancient dunes of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge at Blazing Star Preserve, a Boca Raton natural land with a 1-mile loop trail

Filed Under: City Parks, Hikes, Loop Trails, Natural Lands, Nature Trails, Southeast Florida, Trails Tagged With: Atlantic Coastal Ridge, Birding, Boca Raton, Wildflowers

Butterfly World

Pompano Beach   [26.269611,-80.172339]   

Butterfly World

Butterflies are the main attraction at this complex of natural wonders inside Tradewinds Park, but the flowers also put on a show at Butterfly World, with a maze of passionflower vines said to be the world’s largest collection of its kind.

Filed Under: Gardens, Natural Attractions, Southeast Florida Tagged With: Accessible, Boca Raton, Botanical, Family-friendly, Fort Lauderdale, Wildlife Viewing

Crystal Lake Natural Area

Pompano Beach   [26.271200,-80.119697]   0.4 miles

Crystal Lake Natural Area

Winding through a diminutive forest of sand live oak, tallow-wood, gopher apple, and sand pines, the 0.4-mile hike through Crystal Lake Natural Area celebrates scrub

Filed Under: Hikes, Loop Trails, Natural Lands, Nature Trails, South Florida, Southeast Florida, Trails Tagged With: Accessible, Atlantic Coastal Ridge, Birding, Boca Raton, Botanical, Family-friendly, Fort Lauderdale

Daggerwing Nature Center

South County Regional Park
Boca Raton   [26.379367,-80.225700]   0.6 miles

Daggerwing Nature Center

Behind Daggerwing Nature Center in busy South County Regional Park, an accessible boardwalk trail leads you into a remnant of tropical habitat with ancient trees.

Filed Under: County Parks, Hikes, Nature Centers, Nature Trails, Southeast Florida, Trails Tagged With: Accessible, Big Trees, Boardwalks, Boca Raton, Family-friendly, Observation Towers, Tropical Forests

Doris Davis Foreman Wilderness

Parkland   [26.320982,-80.222619]   0.5 miles

Doris Davis Foreman Wilderness

A pretty patch of tropical hammock hides amid the bustle of suburbia in Parkland in Broward County on the 0.5 mile loop through Doris Davis Foreman Wilderness Preserve.

Filed Under: Hikes, Loop Trails, Natural Lands, Nature Trails, Southeast Florida, Trails Tagged With: Accessible, Birding, Boardwalks, Boca Raton, Family-friendly, Fort Lauderdale, Observation Decks, Tropical Forests

Fern Forest Nature Center

Coconut Creek   [26.229667,-80.186817]   2.2 miles

Fern Forest Nature Center

A bounty of ferns await at Fern Forest Nature Center, an urban wilderness area established in 1979, spanning 247 acres that surround the original floodplain of Cypress Creek

Filed Under: County Parks, Hikes, Loop Trails, Nature Centers, Nature Trails, Parks, Southeast Florida, Swamp Walks, Trails Tagged With: Accessible, Birding, Boardwalks, Boca Raton, Botanical, Family-friendly, Favorites, Fort Lauderdale, Picnic, Tropical Forests, Wildlife Viewing

Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale

Hiking, biking, and paddling around Fort Lauderdale, including Miramar, Pembroke Pines, Deerfield Beach, Hollywood, Dania, Coral Springs, Sunrise, and other urban communities in the region.

Green Cay Wetlands

Boynton Beach   [26.485797,-80.161733]   1.5 miles

Green Cay Wetlands

At Green Cay Wetlands, boardwalks meander through 100 acres of re-created wetlands that bring a touch of the Everglades back to its original home in Boynton Beach.

Filed Under: County Parks, Day Hikes, Hikes, Loop Trails, Nature Centers, Nature Trails, Southeast Florida, Trails, Wetlands Parks Tagged With: Accessible, alligators, Birding, Boardwalks, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Family-friendly, Favorites, Observation Decks, Scenic, West Palm Beach, Wildlife Viewing

Helene Klein Pineland Preserve

Coconut Creek   [26.318152,-80.189526]   0.5 miles

Helene Klein Pineland Preserve

In just 13 acres, Helene Klein Pineland Preserve packs in a nice walk through a variety of habitats within that small space near West Boca Raton and Coconut Creek

Filed Under: Hikes, Loop Trails, Natural Lands, Nature Trails, Southeast Florida, Trails Tagged With: Accessible, Boardwalks, Boca Raton, Family-friendly, Fort Lauderdale, Scenic, Wildlife Viewing

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