The entrance trail to this site is a paved interpretive trail, which then connects to the 2.5-mile Ravine Trail and the 3.0-mile Bear Creek Trail. The former hugs the creek ravine, and its hardwood forest is good for migrants like Wood Thrushes and Veeries.
Scan the lake from the fishing pier, looking for waders along the shoreline and in offshore trees, as well as wintering ducks on the open water, like Green-winged Teal and Lesser Scaup. Better yet, explore the lake from the water.
An extensive system of side roads closed to vehicles is open to exploration via foot, bicycle and equestrian traffic, and will yield wintering mixed flocks of warblers, Wild Turkeys in the open fields and Northern Bobwhites in the pinewoods.
This park is named after the Torreya tree, the world's rarest evergreen, which only grows on bluffs on the eastern side of the Apalachicola River. Still in decline, this tree is the subject of much study, and can be seen here, alongside wonderful vantages of the Apalachicola River and interesting birds.
The entrance trail to this site is a paved interpretive trail, which then connects to the 2.5-mile Ravine Trail and the 3.0-mile Bear Creek Trail. The former hugs the creek ravine, and its hardwood forest is good for migrants like Wood Thrushes and Veeries.
Scan the lake from the fishing pier, looking for waders along the shoreline and in offshore trees, as well as wintering ducks on the open water, like Green-winged Teal and Lesser Scaup. Better yet, explore the lake from the water.
An extensive system of side roads closed to vehicles is open to exploration via foot, bicycle and equestrian traffic, and will yield wintering mixed flocks of warblers, Wild Turkeys in the open fields and Northern Bobwhites in the pinewoods.
This park is named after the Torreya tree, the world’s rarest evergreen, which only grows on bluffs on the eastern side of the Apalachicola River. Still in decline, this tree is the subject of much study, and can be seen here, alongside wonderful vantages of the Apalachicola River and interesting birds.
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Russell Office Park
1875 Orange Ave. East
Tallahassee, FL 32311