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Wildlife viewing in Florida

Parks, natural lands, and trails notable for wildlife encounters, the whole range from armadillos to alligators, Florida black bears to gopher tortoises, and manatees to whales.

Taylor Creek STA

Taylor Creek

Okeechobee      ( 27.30506,-80.82742 )      2.2 miles

Encompassing the ancient shoreline of Taylor Creek and man-made marshes, this wetlands park is a gem for birding and wildlife watching just north of Okeechobee.

Ten Thousand Islands

Ten Thousand Islands mangrove atoll

Everglades National Park  |  Everglades City
( 25.845687, -81.386728 )      

Where the waters of Big Cypress and the Everglades meet the Gulf Coast, the Ten Thousand Islands are a maze of mangrove forest: the second largest mangrove forest in the world, bested only by Bangladesh

Ten Thousand Islands Marsh Trail

Ten Thousand Islands Marsh Trail

Ten Thousand Islands NWR  |  Everglades City
( 25.974144, -81.554085 )      2.4 miles

On the Marsh Trail, immerse yourself in the mangrove maze of the Ten Thousand Islands on a trail that takes you to places you’d normally only see from a boat.

Terra Ceia Preserve State Park

Mangroves in brownish water

Bradenton      ( 27.580767, -82.572208 )      9.0 miles

Home to many wading birds, Terra Ceia Preserve State Park is an aquatic preserve protecting the ragged northern shoreline of the island of Terra Ceia

The Future of Florida’s Key Deer

Key Deer

August 21, 2019    Sandra Friend

A public meeting by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on August 22, 2019 is the first step in informing the public of the potential of Key deer being removed from the Endangered Species List.

The Yearling Trail

Yearling Trail

Florida Trail, Ocala  |  Ocala National Forest
( 29.244700, -81.648283 )      5.3 miles

5.3 miles. On Pat’s Island, discover the landscape and the history that inspired Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings to write her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Yearling in 1938.

Thinking small at Collier-Seminole

Liguus tree snail

June 28, 2015    Sandra Friend

One of Florida’s most beautiful nature trails, Collier-Seminole State Park’s Royal Palm Hammock Trail can be a challenge, but worth it for both vistas and details

Three Rivers State Park

Lake Seminole from the day use area

Chattahoochee      ( 30.739254,-84.93713 )      

Hugging the state line with Georgia at Lake Seminole – the reservoir created by the dam where the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers form the Apalachicola – Three Rivers State Park is a prime getaway for anglers

Tibet-Butler Preserve

Tibet-Butler Preserve

Windermere      ( 28.442688, -81.541774 )      3.6 miles

A wildlife haven within earshot of Walt Disney World, Tibet-Butler Preserve provides 3.6 miles of well-kept and gentle hiking trails for family fun

Tillie K Fowler Island Trail

Tillie K Fowler Island Trail

Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park  |  Jacksonville
( 30.237783, -81.699003 )      1.9 miles

On a hike of nearly 2 miles, the Island Trail at Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park shows off upland and floodplain forest habitats along the Ortega River in Jacksonville.

Timucuan Trail

Timucuan Trail

Ocala National Forest  |  Alexander Springs Recreation Area
( 29.080850,-81.576317 )      0.9 miles

While less than a mile long, the Timucuan Trail at Alexander Springs Recreation Area is the best place to sample the Big Scrub habitats of the Ocala National Forest.

Tippecanoe Environmental Park

Tippecanoe Environmental Park entrance

Port Charlotte      ( 26.994981, -82.183023 )      1.9 miles

With 380 acres of uplands and wetlands along the rim of Tippecanoe Bay, Tippecanoe Environmental Park can be explored on an extensive interconnected network of hiking trails.

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