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| Location: North of Okeechobee, Florida |
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| Description: This preserve protects one of the largest remaining stretches of Florida dry prairie, home to an array of endangered plants and animals. While driving the five-mile-long road into the park, visitors can enjoy sweeping vistas of grasslands reminiscent of the Great Plains of the Midwest. The park offers excellent seasonal birding opportunities and is home to the endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow, as well as the crested caracara and sandhill crane. Over 100 miles of dirt roads allow hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians to explore prairies, wetlands, and shady hammocks. Ranger-led prairie buggy tours take visitors to remote areas of the park. |
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| Personal Notes: I just visited this site for the first time. I observed the most Meadowlarks I have seen anywhere, a northern harrier hawk, loggerhead shrikes, burrowing owls and a caracara. |
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© 2001-2008 Matthew Paulson |
