Wildlife Viewing Site
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Description: This state park is renowned for its spectacular reefs and colorful marine life. Most of the park (53,000 acres) protects a segment of the only living shallow-water coral reef in the United States, but the 2,350 acres of uplands include a tropical hammock and a mangrove forest. The visitor center provides an excellent introduction to the park with its exhibits, slide program, and aquariums. A glass-bottom boat takes visitors out to view the reef. Other concession boats take visitors on snorkeling/scuba excursions on the reef. A boardwalk allows visitors to venture into the mangrove forest, while a nature trail winds through the hammock. Ranger-led canoe trips and nature walks are also offered. Watchable wildlife: The coral reef and tropical reef fish will thrill underwater explorers, while above ground black-whiskered vireos (summer and fall), mangrove cuckoos (summer and fall), and smooth-billed anis, as well as spring migrant birds, will raise the heart rates of birders. Ownership: Department of Environmental Protection Contact: |
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