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West Florida Section of the Great Florida Birding Trail

The West Florida Section opened in November 2002 and consists of 117 sites in 21 counties. The following table lists the sites in the order that they appear in the West Florida Section guide, along with the county, contact phone number and possible site closures. For an alphabetical listing of birding trail sites by section, visit the Birding Links page.

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West Florida Birding Trail Sites

No. Site Name County

Nearest City

Phone

1. Ladell Brothers Outdoor Environmental Center Madison Madison 850-973-2288
2.

Twin Rivers State Forest

Hamilton

Live Oak

386-208-1460

3.

Suwannee River State Park

Suwannee

Live Oak

386-362-2746

4.

Holton Creek Tract

Hamilton

Live Oak

386-362-1001

5.

Peacock Springs State Park

Suwannee

Fort White

386-497-4690

6.

PSC Waterfowl Management Area

Hamilton

White Springs

386-397-8101

7.

Jennings Bluff Tract

Hamilton

Live Oak

386-362-1001

8.

Big Shoals Public Lands

Hamilton

White Springs

386-397-4331

9.

Falling Creek Falls

Columbia

Live Oak

386-362-1001

10.

Alligator Lake Recreation Area

Columbia

Lake City

386-719-2025

11.

Osceola National Forest

Columbia / Baker

Olustee

386-752-2577

12.

Ichetucknee Springs State Park

Columbia

Fort White

386-497-4690

13.

O'Leno State Park and River Rise Preserve State Park

Columbia

High Springs

386-454-1853

14.

San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park

Alachua

Alachua

386-462-7905

15.

Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park

Alachua

Gainesville

352-462-7905

16.

Gainesville Regional Utilities' Chapman's Pond

Alachua

Gainesville

352-334-3400

17.

Morningside Nature Center

Alachua

Gainesville

352-334-2170

18.

Newmans Lake: Palm Point Park

Alachua

Gainesville

352-334-2231

19.

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
*Gateway

Alachua

Micanopy 

352-466-3397

20.

Lochloosa Wildlife Conservation Area

Alachua

Cross Creek

386-329-4410

21.

Aucilla Wildlife Management Area: Aucilla Sinks Trail

Taylor

Perry

850-265-3677

22.

Big Bend Wildlife Management Area: Hickory Mound Impoundment Area

Taylor

Perry

850-838-9016

23.

Big Bend Wildlife Management Area: Hagens Cove

Taylor

Perry

850-838-9016

24.

Big Bend Wildlife Management Area: Tide Swamp Unit

Taylor

Keaton Beach

850-838-9016

25.

Road to Nowhere

Dixie

Steinhatchee

 

26.

Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge (North end)

Levy

Chiefland

352-493-0238

27.

Hart Springs Park

Gilchrist

Bell

352-463-3444

28.

Fanning Springs State Park

Levy & Gilchrist

Chiefland

352-463-3420

29.

Andrews Wildlife Management Area

Levy

Fanning Springs

352-493-6020

30.

Manatee Springs State Park

Levy

Chiefland

352-493-6072

31.

Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge

Dixie

Chiefland

352-493-0238

32.

Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve

Levy

Cedar Key

352-543-5567

33.

#4 Bridge and Fishing Pier

Levy

Cedar Key

 

34.

Cedar Key City Park, Marina & Fishing Pier

Levy

Cedar Key

 

35.

Goethe State Forest

Levy

Dunellon

352-465-3617

36.

Bird Creek Park

Levy

Yankee Town

 

37.

Cross Florida Greenway: Withlacoochee Bay Trail

Citrus

Ocala

352-447-1720

38.

Cross Florida Greenway: Inglis Dam

Citrus

Inglis

352-447-1720

39.

Eco-Walk at Crystal River Preserve State Park

Citrus

Crystal River

352-563-1136

40.

Crystal River Archaeological State Park

Citrus

Crystal River

352-795-3817

41.

Crystal Cove Trail at Crystal River Preserve State Park

Citrus

Crystal River

352-563-1136

42.

Kings Bay

Citrus

Crystal River

352-563-2088

43.

Fort Island Trail, Crystal River State Buffer Preserve

Citrus

Crystal River

352-563-1136

44.

Fort Island Trail Park

Citrus

Crystal River

352-527-7677

45.

Nature Coast Canoe and Kayak Trail

Citrus

Homosassa

352-628-5707

46.

Ft. Island Gulf Beach

Citrus

Crystal River

352-527-7677

47.

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

Citrus

Homosassa

352-628-5343

48.

Bluebird Springs

Citrus

Homosassa

 

49.

Homosassa Tract of the Withlacoochee State Forest: Rooks Trail

Citrus

Homosassa

352-382-2822

50.

Mason Creek Trail

Citrus

Crystal River

352-563-2088

51.

Chassahowitzka River Trail

Citrus

Crystal River

352-563-2088

52.

Chazzahowitzka Wildlife Management Area

Hernando

North of Spring Hill

352-754-6720

53.

Marsh Bend Park

Sumter

Lake Panasoffkee

352-793-0240

54.

Lake Panasoffkee Wildlife Management Area

Sumter

Inverness

352-796-7211

55.

Fort Cooper State Park

Citrus

Inverness

352-726-0315

56.

Flying Eagle Trail

Citrus

Inverness

352-796-7211

57.

Potts Preserve Trail

Citrus

Inverness

352-796-7211

58.

Upper Withlacoochee River

Citrus/Marion

Hernando

 

59.

Withlacoochee State Forest, Two Mile Prairie Tract: Johnson Pond Trail

Citrus

Holder

352-489-6507

60.

Withlacoochee State Forest: Citrus Tract

Citrus

Inverness

352-754-6896

61.

Withlacoochee State Forest: McKethan Lake

Hernando

Brooksville

352-754-6896

62.

Richloam State Fish Hatchery

Sumter

Webster

352-583-3545

63.

Withlacoochee River Park

Pasco

Dade City

352-521-4104

64.

Green Swamp West

Pasco

Dade City

 

65.

Weeki Wachee River Area
Site permanently closed.

Closed

Closed

Closed

66.

Alfred McKethan Park (Pine Island)

Hernando

Brooksville

352-754-4027

67.

Bayport Park

Hernando

Brooksville

352-754-4027

68.

Linda Pedersen Park

Hernando

Spring Hill

352-754-4027

69.

Weekiwachee Preserve

Hernando

Brooksville

352-796-7211

70.

Crews Lake Park

Pasco

Shady Hills

813-929-1260

71.

Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park

Pasco

New Port Richey

727-816-1890

72.

Robert K. Rees Park at Green Key

Pasco

New Port Richey

813-929-1260

73.

Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park

Pasco

New Port Richey

813-929-1260

74.

James E. Grey Preserve and Pithlachascotee River

Pasco

New Port Richey

727-841-4563

75.

Key Vista Nature Park

Pasco

Holiday

813-929-1260

76.

Anclote Gulf Park

Pasco

Holiday

813-929-1260

77.

Anclote River Park

Pasco

Holiday

813-929-1260

78.

JB Starkey's Flatwoods Adventures

Pasco

Odessa

877-734-9453

79.

Lake Rogers Park

Hillsborough

Odessa

813-264-3917

80.

Upper Tampa Bay Park

Hillsborough

Tampa

813-855-1765

81.

Brooker Creek Preserve

Pinellas

Tarpon Springs

727-453-6900

82.

John Chesnut Sr. Park

Pinellas

Palm Harbor

727-669-1951

83.

Honeymoon Island State Park

Pinellas

Dunedin

727-469-5942

84.

Caladesi Island State Park

Pinellas

Dunedin

727-469-5918

85.

Hammock Park

Pinellas

Dunedin

727-298-3271

86.

SR 60 Memorial Causeway Rest Stops

Pinellas

Tampa / Clearwater

 

87.

Sand Key Park

Pinellas

Clearwater

727-588-4852

88.

John R. Bonner Nature Park

Pinellas

Largo

727-518-3047

89.

Boca Ciega Millennium Park

Pinellas

Seminole

727-588-4882

90.

Shell Key Preserve

Pinellas

Tierra Verde / St. Petersburg Beach

727-453-6900

91.