Okeeheelee Nature Center Forest Hill Boulevard West Palm Beach 233-1400 Walk along the nature trails that wind through 100 acres of native pine flatwoods and wetlands. The center’s 2.5 miles of trails include paved trails designed to be accessible to strollers and the handicapped. They feature soft surface trails leading into more remote areas of [...]
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Okeeheelee Nature Center in West Palm Beach Florida
Published by South Florida Parents January 8th, 2010 in Nature and Wildlife and South Florida Attractions. 0 CommentsArthur R. Marshall-Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Boynton Beach Florida
Published by South Florida Parents December 2nd, 2009 in Nature and Wildlife and South Florida Attractions. 0 CommentsArthur R. Marshall-Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge 10119 Lee Rd., off U.S. 441 between Boynton Beach Blvd. (Rte. 804) and Atlantic Ave. (Rte. 806), west of Boynton Beach 734-8303 Daily 6 AM-sunset; visitor center weekdays 9-4, weekends 9-4:30 Entrance fees apply. The refuge, established in 1951, is the last remnant of land in the northern Everglades [...]
Lion Country Safari
Published by South Florida Parents November 18th, 2009 in Nature and Wildlife and South Florida Attractions. 0 CommentsLion Country Safari Southern Blvd. West 793-1084 Van rentals available Daily 9:30-5:30 last vehicle in by 4:30. Drive (with car windows closed; no convertibles or pets) on 8 miles of paved roads through a 500-acre cage less zoo where 1,300 wild animals roam. Lions, elephants, white rhinoceroses, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, chimpanzees, and ostriches are among [...]
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