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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  850-973-1645
2.

Twin Rivers State Forest

Madison/
Hamilton

 Lee/Pinetta

386-208-1460

3.

Suwannee River State Park

Suwannee/
Hamilton/
Madison

 Lee

386-362-2746

4.

Holton Creek Tract

Hamilton

 Jasper

386-362-1001

5.

Peacock Springs State Park

Suwannee

 Mayo

386-497-4690

6.

PotashCorp - White Springs Wildlife Management Area

Hamilton

 White Springs

386-397-8313

7.

Jennings Bluff Tract

Hamilton

 Jennings

386-362-1001

8.

Big Shoals Public Lands

Hamilton

 White Springs

386-397-4331

9.

Falling Creek Falls

Columbia

 Lake City

386-362-1001

10.

Alligator Lake Recreation Area

Columbia

 Lake City

386-719-7545

11.

Osceola National Forest

Columbia/ Baker

 Lake City/Olustee

386-752-2577

12.

Ichetucknee Springs State Park

Suwannee/
Columbia

Fort White

386-497-4690

13.

O'Leno State Park and River Rise Preserve State Park

Columbia/
Alachua

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

352-955-2008

16.

Gainesville Regional Utilities' Chapman's Pond

Alachua

Gainesville

352-334-3400

17.

Morningside Nature Center

Alachua

Gainesville

352-334-2170

18.

Palm Point Nature Park (on Newnans Lake)

Alachua

Gainesville

352-334-2231

19.

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
*Gateway

Alachua

Gainesville/Micanopy 

352-466-3397

20.

Lochloosa Wildlife Conservation Area

Alachua

 Cross Creek/
 Island Grove

386-329-4410

21.

Aucilla Wildlife Management Area: Aucilla Sinks Trail

Taylor

 Wacissa

850-265-3676

22.

Big Bend Wildlife Management Area: Hickory Mound Impoundment

Taylor

Perry

850-838-9016

23.

Big Bend Wildlife Management Area: Hagens Cove Recreation Area

Taylor

 Steinhatchee

850-838-9016

24.

Big Bend Wildlife Management Area: Tide Swamp Unit

Taylor

 Steinhatchee

850-838-9016

25.

Road to Nowhere

Dixie

Steinhatchee

no phone

26.

Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge (North end)

Dixie

Suwannee/
Horseshoe Beach

352-493-0238

27.

Hart Springs Park

Gilchrist

Fanning Springs

352-463-3444

28.

Fanning Springs State Park

Levy

Fanning Springs

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 (South end)

Levy

 Chiefland/Cedar Key

352-493-0238

32.

Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve

Levy

 Cedar Key

352-543-5567

33.

No. 4 Bridge and Fishing Pier

Levy

 Cedar Key

no phone

34.

Cedar Key City Park, Marina & Fishing Pier

Levy

 Cedar Key

no phone

35.

Goethe State Forest

Levy

 Dunellon/Inglis

352-465-8585

36.

Bird Creek Park

Levy

Yankeetown

no phone

37.

Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway: Withlacoochee Bay Trail

Citrus

Inglis

352-447-1720

38.

Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway: Inglis Island Trails

Citrus

Inglis

352-447-1720

39.

Crystal River Preserve State Park: Eco-Walk

Citrus

Crystal River

352-563-0450

40.

Crystal River Archaeological State Park

Citrus

Crystal River

352-795-3817

41.

Crystal River Preserve State Park: Crystal Cove Trail

Citrus

Crystal River

352-563-0450

42.

Kings Bay Trail

Citrus

Crystal River

352-563-2088

43.

Crystal River Preserve State Park: Fort Island Trail

Citrus

Crystal River

352-563-0450

44.

Fort Island Trail Park

Citrus

Crystal River

352-527-7677

45.

Nature Coast Canoe and Kayak Trail

Citrus

Crystal River/
Homosassa Springs

no phone

46.

Fort Island Gulf Beach

Citrus

Crystal River

352-527-7677

47.

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

Citrus

Homosassa Springs

352-628-5343

48.

Bluebird Springs Park

Citrus

Homosassa

no phone

49.

Withlacoochee State Forest: Homosassa Tract, Rooks Trail

Citrus

Homosassa Springs

352-754-6896

50.

Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge: Mason Creek Trail

Citrus

Homosassa

352-563-2088

51.

Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge: Chassahowitzka River Trail

Citrus

 Homosassa Springs

352-563-2088

52.

Chazzahowitzka Wildlife Management Area

Hernando

 Weeki Wachee

863-648-3200

53.

Marsh Bend Park

Sumter

 Lake Panasoffkee

352-793-0240

54.

Lake Panasoffkee Wildlife Management Area

Sumter

 Wildwood

352-796-7211
ext. 4470

55.

Fort Cooper State Park

Citrus

 Inverness

352-726-0315

56.

Flying Eagle Preserve

Citrus

 Inverness

352-796-7211
ext. 4470

57.

Potts Preserve

Citrus

 Inverness

352-796-7211
ext. 4470

58.

Upper Withlacoochee River

Citrus/Marion/
Sumter

 Holder/Inverness

no phone

59.

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

Citrus

 Holder

352-754-6896

60.

Withlacoochee State Forest: Citrus Tract

Citrus

Inverness

352-754-6896

61.

Withlacoochee State Forest: McKethan Lake

Hernando

Istachatta

352-754-6896

62.

Florida Bass Conservation Center

Sumter

Ridge Manor

352-583-3545

63.

Withlacoochee River Park

Pasco

Dade City

352-567-0264

64.

Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve: West Tract

Pasco

Dade City

352-796-7211
ext. 4470

65.

Weeki Wachee River Area
Site permanently closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

66.

Alfred McKethan/Pine Island Park

Hernando

Weeki Wachee

352-754-4027

67.

Bayport Park

Hernando

Weeki Wachee

352-754-4027

68.

Linda Pedersen Park

Hernando

Hernando Beach

352-754-4027

69.

Weekiwachee Preserve

Hernando

Hernando Beach

352-796-7211
ext. 4470

70.

Crews Lake Park

Pasco

Shady Hills

727-861-3038

71.

Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park

Pasco

Bayonet Point

727-816-1890

72.

Robert K. Rees Memorial Park (at Green Key)

Pasco

New Port Richey

727-834-3252

73.

Starkey Wilderness Preserve:                  Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park

Pasco

New Port Richey

727-834-3247

74.

James E. Grey Preserve and Pithlachascotee River

Pasco

New Port Richey

727-841-4563

75.

Key Vista Natural Attractions Park

Pasco

Holiday

727-938-2598

76.

Anclote Gulf Park

Pasco

Holiday

727-942-4030

77.

Anclote River Park

Pasco

Holiday

727-938-2598

78.

J. B. Starkey's Flatwoods Adventures
Site temporarily closed

Pasco

Odessa

no phone

79.

Lake Rogers Park

Hillsborough

Northdale/Tampa

813-264-3917

80.

Upper Tampa Bay Park

Hillsborough

Oldsmar

813-855-1765

81.

Brooker Creek Preserve

Pinellas

Tarpon Springs

727-453-6900

82.

John Chesnut Sr. Park

Pinellas

Oldsmar

727-669-1951

83.

Honeymoon Island State Park

Pinellas

Ozona

727-469-5942

84.

Caladesi Island State Park

Pinellas

Ozona

727-469-5918

85.

Hammock Park

Pinellas

Dunedin

727-298-3271

86.

SR 60 Memorial Causeway Rest Stops

Hillsborough/
Pinellas

Tampa/Safety Harbor/Clearwater

no phone

87.

Sand Key Park

Pinellas

Clearwater Beach

727-588-4852

88.

John R. Bonner Nature Park

Pinellas

Indian Rocks Beach

727-518-3047

89.

Boca Ciega Millennium Park

Pinellas

Seminole

727-588-4882

90.

Shell Key Preserve

Pinellas

St. Petersburg Beach

727-453-6900

91.

Fort De Soto Park
*Gateway

Pinellas

Tierra Verde/
St. Petersburg

727-582-2267

92.

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve

Pinellas

St. Petersburg

727-893-7326

93.

Clam Bayou Nature Park

Pinellas

Gulfport/
St. Petersburg

727-893-1066

94.

Sawgrass Lake Park

Pinellas

Pinellas Park

727-217-7256

95.

Weedon Island Preserve

Pinellas

Pinellas Park

727-453-6500

96.

Picnic Island Park

Hillsborough

Palma Ceia/Tampa

813-274-8615

97.

Al Lopez Park

Hillsborough

Tampa

813-348-1172

98.

McKay Bay Nature Park

Hillsborough

Ybor City/Tampa

813-274-8615

99.

Riverhills Park

Hillsborough

Temple Terrace/
Tampa

813-989-7180

100.

Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Park: Trout Creek Park

Hillsborough

Thonotosassa

813-987-6200

101.

Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Park: Morris Bridge Park

Hillsborough

Thonotosassa

813-987-6209

102.

Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Park: Flatwoods Park

Hillsborough

Thonotosassa

813-987-6211

103.

Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Park: John B. Sargeant Park

Hillsborough

Thonotosassa

813-987-6208

104.

Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Park: Dead River Park

Hillsborough

Thonotosassa

813-987-6210

105.

Hillsborough River State Park

Hillsborough

Zephyrhills

813-987-6771

106.

Upper Hillsborough River

Hillsborough

 Zephyrhills/
 Temple Terrace
 no phone
107.

Tampa Electric Company's Manatee Viewing Center

Hillsborough

Apollo Beach

813-228-4289

108.

Balm-Boyette Scrub Nature Preserve

Hillsborough

Balm

813-672-7876

109.

E. G. Simmons Park

Hillsborough

Ruskin

813-671-7655

110.

Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve

Hillsborough

Sun City

813-671-7754

111.

Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center

Hillsborough

Ruskin

813-641-8545

112.

Little Manatee River State Park

Hillsborough

Sun City Center

813-671-5005

113.

Emerson Point Preserve

Manatee

Palmetto

941-748-4501
ext. 4602

114.

Coquina Baywalk at Leffis Key

Manatee

Bradenton Beach

941-748-4501
ext. 4602

115.

Greer Island Beach

Manatee

Longboat Key

941-742-5923

116.

Duette Preserve

Manatee

Duette

941-776-2295

117.

Paynes Creek Historic State Park

Hardee

Bowling Green

863-375-4717

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