More than 200 species of birds nest here, many of them threatened or endangered. Alligators, turtles, river otters, armadillos and other creatures may be spotted as well. Visitor Center with guides and facilities, observatory tower, canoe rentals. Host to the Off-Beach Players, a community theater group, and live professional theatre. Broadway musical revues, musical comedies.
Reservations are necessary.
Several miles of walking trails, exhibits, marine touch tank, native plant nursery and nature store. Nominal admission fee. Call for schedule of special events. First lit in August 1884. Since 1950, the U.S. Coast Guard property at the lighthouse has been a wildlife refuge.