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Green Cay Nature Center

 

GREEN CAY NATURE CENTER

Entrance
12800 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach

Nature Trail Hours
Sunrise - sunset

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Green Cay Boardwalk
Green Cay Nature Center offers 1.5 miles of elevated boardwalk that takes you through 100 acres of constructed wetland. The trails are wheelchair and stroller accessible, and there are benches on the boardwalk and around the outside of the Nature Center for those that would like to sit and enjoy the beautiful scenery and abundant wildlife. Visitors do not have to pay admission to Green Cay Nature Center to enjoy this boardwalk.
 

John Prince Park

 

CUSTARD APPLE TRAIL

Located
John Prince Park

Entrance
 4759 S. Congress Avenue, Lake Worth

Park Hours
Sunrise - sunset
Custard Apple Trail
The Custard Apple Trail was the first nature trail developed in the County park system. The pond apple tree appears in large quantities throughout the wetland portion of this trail. Herons, egrets, osprey, marsh rabbits, and raccoons are daily visitors, as well as several ecosystems such as hardwood swamp, maritime hammock, pine flatwoods, and wet prairie. Admission to Custard Apple Trail is free for
all those who visit.
 

Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens

 

MORIKAMI MUSEUM & JAPANESE GARDENS

Entrance
 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Hours
Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Park Hours
Sunrise - sunset

There are two nature trails associated with Morikami Park. One trail is located within the fenced portion of the park which paying visitors to The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens have access to from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Tuesday through Sunday. This trail is purely natural and does not have signage nor is it maintained at a very high level. It is truly a raw, natural experience in the woods as opposed to the highly manicured gardens experience.

The second nature trail is located outside of The Morikami compound. Visitors do not have to pay admission to The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens to walk this trail, and this trail is also in a very natural state. Only minor maintenance is provided. Visitors are able to walk this trail seven days a week from sunrise to sunset.

 

Okeeheelee Park

 

OKEEHEELEE NATURE CENTER

Located
Okeeheelee Park

Entrance
 7715 Forest Hill Boulevard, west of West Palm Beach

Nature Trail Hours
Sunrise - sunset

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Okeeheelee Nature Trail
Okeeheelee Nature Center features nature trails winding through ninety acres of native pine flatwoods and wetlands. The center's 2.5 miles of trails include paved trails which are wheelchair and stroller-accessible and soft-surface trails which lead into more remote areas of the sanctuary. Visitors do not have to pay admission to Okeeheelee Nature Center to walk these trails.
 

Riverbend Park

 

RIVERBEND PARK

Entrance
 9060 Indiantown Road, Jupiter

Park Hours
Sunrise - one hour before sunset
Riverbend Trails
Riverbend Park offers 15 miles of nature trails for hiking and bicycling. The interconnecting trail system traverses through a mosaic landscape of pine flatwoods, cypress swamps, oak hammocks, and wet prairies with breathtaking views of freshwater lakes, ponds, and sloughs with an abundance of wildlife including white-tailed deer, sandhill cranes, and wild turkeys. Visitors to Riverbend Park do not need to pay admission to walk this trail.
 

South County Regional Park

 

DAGGERWING NATURE CENTER

Located
South County Regional Park

Entrances
11200 Park Access Road, west of Boca Raton

Nature Trail Hours
Sunrise - sunset

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Daggerwing Boardwalk
Daggerwing Nature Center has two 1/3 mile boardwalk trails which take you on a relaxing journey through natural swampland. The boardwalk is wheelchair and stroller accessible, and bench-style seating and an observation tower are available for you to view the abundant plant and animal life including: osprey, woodpeckers, butterflies, endangered wood storks, alligators, a wide variety of bromeliads, and our namesake, the Ruddy Daggerwing butterfly. Visitors do not have to pay admission to Daggerwing Nature Center to enjoy this boardwalk.