Home to Florida's highest waterfall, Falling Waters State Park makes for a nice several-hour-long visit. Explore the sinkholes, waterfalls, lake and surrounding uplands via the Wiregrass and Sinkhole trails and boardwalks. Watch for Red-headed Woodpeckers, Bachman's Sparrows, Brown-headed Nuthatches and Summer Tanagers in the uplands.
Although there are 13 miles of hiking trails at this state forest, the most rewarding birding at this site is via the Campground Loop and Dutch Tiemann Trails accessed from the camping area. The former is marked with red blazes and hugs the cypress margin of a lake for approx. 2 miles.
This site is part of the 41,000-acre Econfina Creek Water Management Area, owned by the Northwest Florida Water Management District. While it is a popular swimming area, a boardwalk trail allows easy access to both springs with a slope/floodplain forest popular with songbirds like Wood Thrushes and Kentucky Warblers. This site connects to another popular recreation area, Williford Spring, through an interpretative hiking trail where many other birds can be spotted.
Home to Florida’s highest waterfall, Falling Waters State Park makes for a nice several-hour-long visit. Explore the sinkholes, waterfalls, lake and surrounding uplands via the Wiregrass and Sinkhole trails and boardwalks. Watch for Red-headed Woodpeckers, Bachman’s Sparrows, Brown-headed Nuthatches and Summer Tanagers in the uplands.
Although there are 13 miles of hiking trails at this state forest, the most rewarding birding at this site is via the Campground Loop and Dutch Tiemann Trails accessed from the camping area. The former is marked with red blazes and hugs the cypress margin of a lake for approx. 2 miles.
This site is part of the 41,000-acre Econfina Creek Water Management Area, owned by the Northwest Florida Water Management District. While it is a popular swimming area, a boardwalk trail allows easy access to both springs with a slope/floodplain forest popular with songbirds like Wood Thrushes and Kentucky Warblers. This site connects to another popular recreation area, Williford Spring, through an interpretative hiking trail where many other birds can be spotted.
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Russell Office Park
1875 Orange Ave. East
Tallahassee, FL 32311