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Lake Apopka along the North Shore levee

Lake Apopka North Shore

Parks, trails, and trailheads that are a part of the Lake Apopka North Shore Restoration Area, spanning from Ferndale to Apopka

Clay Island Trail

Flowway observation tower Clay Island Lake Apopka

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Astatula
( 28.674532, -81.705992 )      7.2 miles

Expect plenty of birds in the marshes where farms are being restored to wetlands along a segment of the Lake Apopka Loop Trail with its own series of cross trails

Green Mountain Scenic Overlook

Green Mountain Tower overlook above Lake Apopka floodplain

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Ferndale
( 28.646797, -81.709972 )      3.4 miles

At the Green Mountain Scenic Overlook and Trailhead, the highest elevations in Central Florida provide a sweeping panorama of Lake Apopka and Florida’s longest set of trail switchbacks

Jones Avenue Stormwater Park

Marshes at Jones Avenue STA Lake Apopka North Shore

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Mount Dora
( 28.730071, -81.624378 )      0.8 miles

With both wetlands and open water that attract birds, Jones Avenue Stormwater Park filters runoff from the neighboring community while providing wildlife habitat

Lake Apopka Loop Trail

Cyclists along Lake Apopka Loop Trail levee

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Lake Apopka
( 28.635181, -81.550427 )      17.2 miles

Discover the wild heart of Central Florida on a ride along the Lake Apopka Loop Trail, an arc spanning two counties along the lake’s north shore

Lake Apopka North Shore

Lake Apopka North Shore

Lake Apopka  |  Apopka Mount Dora Astatula Ferndale
( 28.669070, -81.563106 )      

Across two counties and along the entire north rim of Florida’s fourth-largest lake, this 20,000 acre conservation area is a sweep of wildlife-rich marshes

Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Car with bikes on Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Apopka
( 28.6692, -81.5588 )      9.0 miles

A dedicated driving route through vast wetlands along the Lake Apopka North Shore, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive is one of Florida’s best birding locations

Magnolia Park

Lake Apopka at Magnolia Park

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Apopka
( 28.634023, -81.549971 )      

On forested bluffs above Lake Apopka, Magnolia Park anchors the eastern terminus of the Lake Apopka Loop Trail near a campground under ancient live oaks

McDonald Canal

McDonald Canal

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Mount Dora
( 28.70470, -81.67635 )      

Providing paddlers and boaters access to the Apopka-Beauclair Canal, the McDonald Canal Boat Ramp is a quiet spot for a picnic lunch and birding stop

North Shore Trailhead

Lake Apopka North Shore trailhead

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Mount Dora
( 28.704570, -81.672831 )      4.6 miles

The northernmost access point to the Lake Apopka Loop Trail, the North Shore Trailhead sits between uplands and wetlands divided by the McDonald Canal

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