Contact the park for rules and restrictions before bringing your pet. Fishing, boating and canoeing are popular activities at the park where the Blackwater River flows through the park allowing access to the Ten Thousand Islands and the Gulf of Mexico. A 6.5-mile hiking trail winds through pine flatwoods and cypress swamp, allowing visitors to observe the great variety of vegetation and wildlife found at the park. A self-guided nature trail featuring a boardwalk system and observation platform overlooking the salt marsh is also available. Additional exhibits of plants and wildlife may be seen in the park's Interpretive Center.
Boat tours down the river are available from the concessionaire.
Boat tours down the river are available through the concessionaire. Citizens Support Organizations are non-profit corporations given special status by Florida law that make it possible for you to support your favorite state parks. In these times of budget shortages CSOs are critical for providing much needed funds and manpower.