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Fakahatchee ferns

Ding Darling NWR

Bailey Tract

Ding Darling Bailey Tract

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge  |  Sanibel Island
( 26.428600, -82.080600 )      1.1 miles

One of the lesser-known trails at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is at the Bailey Tract, off Tarpon Bay Road. Loop around impoundments with great birding.

Calusa Shell Mound Trail

Calusa Shell Mound

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge  |  Sanibel Island
( 26.473566, -82.152568 )      0.4 miles

A wheelchair-accessible boardwalk near the end of Wildlife Drive in Ding Darling NWR, the Calusa Shell Mound Trail provides a peek into the ancient history of Sanibel Island.

Cross Dike Trail

Ding Darling Cross Dike Trail

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge  |  Sanibel Island
( 26.461382,-82.1332 )      0.3 miles

Connecting Wildlife Drive and the Indigo Trail, the Cross Dike Trail at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is an easy paved walk between two impoundments.

Every Kid Outdoors

Every Kid in a Park pass

February 21, 2019    Sandra Friend

Got kids? If any of them are in fourth grade, they can get a free pass to ALL Federal public lands good for the whole family through the end of August. Here’s how.

Indigo Trail

Indigo Trail

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge  |  Sanibel Island
( 26.445730, -82.113055 )      4.0 miles

At Ding Darling NWR on Sanibel Island, the Indigo Trail is the easiest trail to access from the visitor center and the most popular, with up to 4 miles round-trip.

Red Mangrove Overlook

Red Mangrove Overlook

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge  |  Sanibel Island
( 26.465425, -82.133951 )      0.1 miles

The shortest walk in Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, the Red Mangrove Overlook provides a fine perspective for birding – and watching mangrove crabs up close.

Step by Step

Me and Mom at Three Sisters Spring

April 22, 2016    Sandra Friend

Life often feels like a headlong rush, until what’s most important comes to the forefront. Here’s what’s been going on for us over the past couple months and our step-by-step efforts to get back to “normal.”

Wulfert Keys Trail

Wulfert Keys Trail

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge  |  Sanibel Island
( 26.474729, -82.148979 )      0.5 miles

Does a crocodile smile? You might find out with a walk down the Wulfert Keys Trail, which follows a mangrove-lined canal at Ding Darling NWR to the edge of Hardworking Bay.

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