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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.

Upper Hillsborough River Hiking Trail

Upper-Hillsborough-Hiking-Trail

Upper Hillsborough Preserve  |  Zephyrhills
( 28.259000,-82.114133 )      4.6 miles

A linear trail, the Upper Hillsborough River Hiking Trail meanders through pine flatwoods, oak hammocks, and floodplain forests along the edge of the Hillsborough River basin.

Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park

Mobbly Bay

Tampa      ( 28.012588,-82.633502 )      1.8 miles

Three short nature trails – the Eagle Trail, the Otter Trail, and the Bobcat Trail – explore different aspects of this conservation park’s ecosystems, including the mangrove-lined estuary

Viera Wetlands

Viera Wetlands Park

Viera      ( 28.228568,-80.759899 )      2.4 miles

A prime Space Coast destination for birding and wildlife photography, Viera Wetlands is a man-made habitat perched on the edge of the St. Johns River floodplain

Violet Cury Preserve

Yellow blazed trail through oak hammock

Tampa      ( 28.09160, -82.43920 )      1.5 miles

Tucked between neighborhoods just north of downtown Tampa, Violet Cury Preserve provides a quiet wooded trail with scenic views of Lake Flynn.

Visitor Center Boardwalk

Boardwalk under oaks with a bench along it

Merritt Island NWR  |  Titusville
( 28.641567, -80.735717 )      0.5 miles

The only fully-accessible trail at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, the Visitor Center Boardwalk offers many overlooks for wildlife watching and birding

Wacahoota Trail

Tower at Paynes Prairie

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park  |  Micanopy
( 29.5484, -82.2914 )      0.7 miles

Savor the view from five stories up as you scan the horizon for wild horses from the observation tower on the south rim of Paynes Prairie

Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park

Sunset on Wacasassa Bay (Florida State Parks)

Cedar Key      ( 29.172923,-82.976439 )      

Along its ragged, marshy shoreline, the meandering Waccasassa River empties out into Waccasassa Bay, flats stretching out to the Gulf of Mexico. Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park can only be explored by water – from the boat ramps at Yankeetown, Gulf Hammock, or the shoreline of Cedar Key – with no landside access.

Wakodatahatchee Wetlands

Wakodahatchee Wetlands

Delray Beach      ( 26.477817, -80.144900 )      0.8 miles

Wading birds everywhere: that’s the delight of a walk along the boardwalks of Wakodahatchee Wetlands

Wakulla Springs State Park

Wakulla River as seen from in front of Wakulla Lodge

Wakulla      ( 30.24346,-84.310502 )      

A 1930s resort turned nature park surrounding one of the world’s largest and deepest springs, Wakulla Springs State Park leads you back in time at Florida’s only state park lodge

Wakulla Springs Trail

Wakulla Springs Trail

Wakulla Springs State Park  |  Wakulla
( 30.233708, -84.302148 )      12.0 miles

Looping around the floodplain of Wakulla Springs, the Wakulla Springs Trail provides up to 12 miles of hiking showcasing the variety of habitats along the river’s shores

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park

Washington Oaks Gardens

Palm Coast      ( 29.634763,-81.204332 )      

Notable for its historic landscaped gardens under a canopy of ancient live oaks, Washington Oaks Gardens State Park is also the home of one of Florida’s rare rocky shorelines

Watermelon Pond WEA

Watermelon Pond

Archer      ( 29.555754,-82.606814 )      5.5 miles

With more than 4,200 acres in this FWC Wildlife Environmental Area, Watermelon Pond WEA offers both solitude and scenery along a vast system of prairie habitats.

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