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Description:
One mile of paved
trail and 1.5 miles of a shell rock trail wind through the Okeeheelee Nature
Center, a 100-acre area located within the 1000-acre Okeeheelee Park in Palm
Beach County. The surrounding parklands were created out of land once mined
for shell rock, so the focus of the nature center is restoration of the
native pine uplands. The nature center offers regular natural history
programs.
Watchable Wildlife:
Check the wetlands along
the East Marsh Trail for coot, common moorhen, ring-necked duck, blue-winged
and green-winged teal, pied-billed grebe and wood duck. Scan overhead for
red-tailed hawks and ospreys. Gopher tortoises and their burrows are located
along the pine trail.
Ownership:
Palm Beach County
Parks and Recreation Center
Contact:
(561) 233-1400
Directions:
From I-95, exit
onto Forest Hill Boulevard and travel west for about 5 miles. Park entrance
is on the right. In the park, follow signs to the nature center.
Related Sites:
Other South East Florida Wildlife Sites
Florida State
Parks |
Wildlife Viewing Site
