Hugh Taylor Birch State Park

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Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Map showing the location of Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
Map showing the location of Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
Location Broward County, Florida, USA
Nearest city Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Established 1941
Governing body Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park is a Florida State Park located in Fort Lauderdale, on East Sunrise Boulevard (SR 838), between the Intracoastal Waterway and SR A1A.

Fauna

Among the wildlife of the park are the gopher tortoise, eastern indigo snake, butterflies, and turtles. Visitors also can see gray squirrels, marsh rabbits, and opossums, as well as more than 200 species of wading birds, hawks, and ducks.

Recreational activities

Activities include canoeing, bicycling, fishing, swimming, Segway tours and group camping. Visitors can also enjoy inline skating, hiking, picnicing, and wildlife viewing.

Amenities include canoe rental, a mile-long freshwater lagoon, two short trails, a beach, picnic areas, and a group/youth campground.

Terramar Visitor Center

The Terramar Visitor Center is located in the Mediterranean and Art Deco style home of Hugh Taylor Birch, an attorney for Standard Oil who built his home in 1940.[1] The visitor center features exhibits about Hugh Taylor Birch, the history of Fort Lauderdale, Florida ecology and wildlife of the park's ecosystem. The Visitor Center is open on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

Hours

Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year (including holidays).

Gallery

  • Entrance to the park

  • Ardea Alba in Hugh Taylor Birch State Park 2.JPG
  • Gasteracantha cancriformis seen in Hugh Taylor Birch State Park 2.JPG
  • Racoon portrait from Hugh Taylor Birch State Park.JPG

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  1. ↑ http://www.friendsofbirchstatepark.org/story.htm Story of Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
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