IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE: This information was generously supplied to this web site by
the officials creating the Great Florida Birding Trails and related planning guides.
The information below is arranged by various geographical locations in Florida and each park is listed
by site number. You can find the name of the parks by looking at the Great Florida Birding Trail web
site: http://floridabirdingtrail.com/sectionsmap.html Simply choose an area of Florida you wish to visit
(East, Panhandle, etc.) then look at the site numbers within that section for the park name/number.
The numbers in each section below in this text correspond with the information you will find on the
GFBT web site. They are in the process of incorporating the information below into their web site, but
you have "advance access" to it on this web site due to their generosity. Contact each park for more
specific or updated information.
Birding Trail sites with some barrier-free viewing are listed below. These sites have a
wheelchair symbol listed in the site description of the guide booklets. Types of
facilities, if known, are stated in parentheses.
East Florida Section Site Numbers: (Bes ure to check out the "New East Section Sites" below
001 (pier, bird blind)
002 (boardwalk, trail, nature center)
005 (boardwalk, beach wheelchairs)
006 (visitor center)
009 (visitor center, driving)
012 (visitor center, paved road, dock)
015 (paved trail, cabins)
018 (boardwalk)
019 (paved road, boardwalk, observation structure)
020 (boardwalk, visitor center)
022 (dock, paved trail)
023 (paved road)
024 (paved drive)
026 (paved trail, boardwalk)
027 (trail, observation structure)
032 (boardwalk, pavilion)
038 (driving loop, weekends only Feb-May)
041 (boardwalk, driving)
042 (visitor center)
045 (boardwalk, boat tour?)
048 (boardwalk)
052 (trail, visitor center, pavilion)
054 (visitor center, boardwalk)
060 (trail, boardwalk)
062 (driving loop, nature center)
063 (boardwalk)
064 (dock)
069 (boardwalk, fishing deck)
070 (trail, boardwalk, visitor center)
072 (fishing pier, driving)
074 (boardwalk)
076 (pavilions, dock)
079 (paved road, pavilion)
080 (driving loop)
081 (paved walkway)
082 (driving)
083 (dock, pavilion)
084 (paved walkway, pavilion)
085 (paved road)
086 (boardwalk, fishing pier)
087 (boardwalk)
088 (boardwalk, nature center)
091 (paved trail)
092 (boardwalk)
096 (paved trail, wildlife blind, visitor center)
098 (visitor center)
101 (boardwalk, visitor center)
104 (paved trail, boardwalk, visitor center)
105 (pavilion, boardwalk, fishing pier)
106 (visitor center)
107 (fishing pier)
109 (pavilion, boardwalk)
110 (boardwalk, nature center)
111 (cement road)
112 (dune crossover, pavilion)
117 (beach wheelchairs, trail, boardwalk)
118 (dock, boardwalk, visitor center)
120 (boardwalk)
121 (boardwalk)
122 (driving loop)
123 (boardwalk)
126/127 (driving loops)
136 (fishing pier, visitor center)
West Florida Section Site Numbers
001 (boardwalk)
009 (boardwalk)
019 (main entrance, paved driveway, boardwalk under construction completion 2009)
020 (fishing pier)
022 (driving loop)
024 (bird by car)
025 (driving only)
026 (boardwalk at Salt Creek)
027 (boardwalk, sidewalk)
028 (boardwalk)
030 (boardwalk @ spring run)
033 (bridge and fishing pier)
034 (fishing pier)
038 (paved road)
040 (visitor center, trail)
041 (Eco walk, visitor center)
044 (pier)
046 (paved parking area overlooks beach)
047 (paved trail)
055 (trails)
066 (pier, beach wheelchair)
067 (fishing pier)
068 (fishing pier)
069 (road, limestone rock trail)
072 (road)
073 (paved trail)
076 (fishing pier)
077 (fishing pier)
078 (visitor center, bus tour)
080 (visitor center, trails)
082 (boardwalk)
086 (driving--3 rest stops along causeway)
088 (paved trail, boardwalk)
091 (parking areas)
092 (paved trails, nature center, tram tours)
093 (boardwalk)
094 (boardwalk)
095 (boardwalk trails)
096 (pier, driving)
097 (paved trails)
100 (boardwalk)
102 (paved trail)
104 (level trail, off road wheelchair)
107 (boardwalk and viewing platform)
109 (paved walkway)
Panhandle Florida Section Site Numbers:
001 (trails)
002 (boardwalk)
003 (boardwalk) call ahead for closure information
005 (boardwalk)
007 (paved sidewalk along shoreline)
008 (parking area parallels shoreline)
009 (pier)
010 (boardwalk)
011 (pier)
012 (visitor center, paved loops)
022 (boardwalk; electric carts 1st Wednesday of month)
025 (paved trail, beach wheelchair)
028 (boardwalk)
036 (pier, boardwalk, overlook)
037 (boardwalk)
038 (boardwalk)
039 (pier)
041 (paved loop, parking area for hawk migration)
044 (parking area good for migrants)
048 (wooden boardwalk to pier)
057 (paved road, canoe launch overlooks lake)
058 (parking area overlooks lake)
060 (hardened surface trail)
061 (paved trail)
071 (boat tour?)
072 has great birding by car and some barrier free spots
073 (parking area overlooks shoreline)
074 (bird by car, paved boat ramp overlooks river)
076 (paved turning circle for watching visible migration, marsh boardwalk)
077 (paved road)
078 (boardwalk)
South Florida Section Site Numbers:
002 (paved walkway)
004 (sidewalk)
005 (boardwalk)
006 (trail, boardwalk, observation structures, boat tour?)
009 (trail, parking area)
010 (paved trail)
012 (observation structure, education center)
013 (paved walkway)
015 (paved trails, boardwalk, observation structures, visitor center)
017 (birding by car)
018 (tortoise trail? Visitor center)
021 (trails, visitor center)
027 (beach wheelchair)
028 (driving loop, education center)
029 (boardwalk)
030 (boardwalk)
031 (boardwalks)
034 (boardwalk trails)
036 (trail, beach wheelchair, tram road)
038 (boardwalk)
039 (short trail)
040 (main overlook trail)
042 (boardwalk, education center)
045 (birding by car)
046 (birding by car)
047 (birding by car if access granted)
050 (boardwalk)
051 (paved trail, overlook)
063 (cabin, paved trails, boat tour?)
065 (trail)
066 (paved trail)
067 (boardwalk)
068 (boardwalk, beach wheelchair, boat dock)
069 (beach wheelchair, boardwalk, visitor center)
073 (boardwalk, beach wheelchair)
074 (nature trail)
075B (Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk)
077 (boardwalks, driving loop)
078 (tram tour)
080 (four stops at boat ramps along US Hwy 41)
081 (boardwalk)
082 (boardwalk)
083 (boardwalk)
084 (ADA trail)
085 (paved ADA trail to overlook)
087 (boardwalk)
088 (boardwalk)
090 (circular drive)
091 (boardwalk)
092 (paved trail, boardwalk)
093 (boardwalk)
094 (paved trail)
095 (paved trails)
097 (paved path, wheelchair accessible canopy platform)
099 (parking area, boardwalk)
100 (paved trail)
101 (visitor center, boardwalk
103 (boardwalk, trail, glass-bottomed boat call ahead)
104 (boardwalks, driving)
106 (birding by car)
107 (paved trails)
108 (paved roads, glass-bottomed boat tour)
109 (boardwalk)
111 (short boardwalk, motorized wheelchair trails)
112 (boardwalk, road to bridge)
113 (Jack Watson/Fred ManilloTrail-ADA trail with viewing platform)
114 (boardwalk)
116 (trail, paved walkway)
New East Section Sites
Barrier Island Sanctuary (boardwalk, deck, electric carts w/ 24 hr notice)
Chain of Lakes Recreation Complex (paved trails)
Enchanted Forest Sanctuary (golf cart tour w/ 2 week notice, trail)
Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera (Viera Wetlands) (driving)
Camp Chowenwaw Park (boardwalk, cabins)
Camp Milton Historic Preserve (trail, boardwalk)
Castaway Island Preserve (trail, boardwalk, observation structure)
Palm Coast Linear Park/St Joe Walkway (paved trail)
Pelican Island NWR (centennial trail, boardwalk, observation structures)
Round Island Riverside Park (boardwalk, trail, observation deck)
Egan’s Creek Greenway (flat grassy trails)
Harry P. Leu Gardens (paved trails)
Oakland Nature Preserve (boardwalk)
Shadow Bay Park (paved trails)
Kissimmee Lakefront Park (paved sidewalk)
Alpine Groves Park (paved trails)
Fort Mose Historic SP (boardwalk, sidewalk, visitor center)
Matanzas State Forest (driving)
SE Intracoastal Waterway Park (limestone trail, boardwalk with marsh view)
Vaill Point (paved trails, boardwalk, observation structures)
Vilano Boat Ramp (parking area)
Lighthouse Point Park (boardwalk, pier at jetty)
Ponce Preserve (1700-foot marsh boardwalk)
Port Orange Causeway Park (boardwalk, fishing pier)