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Boyd Hill Nature Preserve is an award-winning 245-acre park that features an array of natural landscapes and miles of boardwalks and walking trails, making it ideal for enjoying a variety recreational and outdoor activities.
Resting on the shore of Lake Maggiore, Boyd Hill is home to a range of unique ecosystems, including swampy woodlands and willow marshes where thousands of orange dancing viceroy butterflies live. Tall pines shade walking trails through pine flatwoods, which border the scrub and the broad-leafed forest, while scrub sand trails feature turkey oak, sand pine, and wiregrass, hinting at what Florida’s landscapes were like more than 12,000 years ago.
More than six miles of walking trails offer fantastic bird watching and wildlife spotting opportunities, and sheltered picnic areas and children’s playgrounds provide family-friendly fun. The park also offers overnight camping facilities and a small gift shop.
1101 Country Club Way South, St. Petersburg, Florida, Phone: 727-893-7326
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