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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.

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.

Watson Trail

Watson Trail, National Key Deer Refuge

National Key Deer Refuge  |  Big Pine Key
( 24.7060, -81.3800 )      0.8 miles

At National Key Deer Refuge, the Jack C. Watson Wildlife Trail loops through rare pine rocklands and rockland tropical hammock edged by rocky freshwater marshes.

Weedon Island Preserve

St. Petersburg      ( 27.8476, -82.6080 )      5.3 miles

Tunneling through mangrove forests and palm hammocks to overlooks on Tampa Bay, the trails of Weedon Island Preserve offer unique perspectives for birders while interpreting one of Florida’s ancient settlements.

Weekiwachee Preserve

Trail at Weekiwachee Preserve

Hernando Beach      ( 28.495747,-82.648786 )      5.9 miles

Named for the river defining its northern boundary, the 11,000-acre Weekiwachee Preserve is a mining restoration area fringed with natural habitats

Wekiwa Springs Hiking Trail

Wekiwa Springs Hiking Trail

Wekiwa Springs State Park  |  Apopka
( 28.723772,-81.473215 )      10.2 miles

A 10.2-mile loop through landscapes both vast and intimate, the Wekiwa Springs Hiking Trail shows off the best of nature at Wekiwa Springs State Park.

Wekiwa Springs State Park

Wekiwa Springs State Park

Apopka      ( 28.709642,-81.462835 )      

A massive wilderness area on the edge of the Orlando metro, Wekiwa Springs State Park is centered on a first-magnitude spring that pours forth a river lined with jungle-like vegetation

Wet to Dry Trail

Wekiwa Wet to Dry Trail

Wekiwa Springs State Park  |  Apopka
( 28.713004, -81.460086 )      0.4 miles

Starting at the outflow of Wekiwa Springs, the Wet to Dry Trail at Wekiwa Springs State Park offers an easy walk showcasing habitat changes by the waterway.

Wild Birds Unlimited Trail

Wild Birds Unlimited Trail

Merritt Island NWR  |  Titusville
( 28.655817, -80.777273 )      0.5 miles

An easy walk for birding along Black Point Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Wild Birds Unlimited Trail is a short trail with observation platforms

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