Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park is a preserve, a unit of
Florida State Park
There are 175 state parks and 9 state trails in the U.S. state of Florida which encompass more than , providing recreational opportunities for both residents and tourists.
Almost half of the state parks have an associated local 501(c)(3) non-pr ...
located southwest of
Pensacola
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal ci ...
, in northwestern
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
. It is home to four species of endangered pitcher plants, as well as other rare and endangered plant species. The rare, carnivorous white–top pitcher plant is unique to the Gulf Coast and found only between the Apalachicola and Mississippi rivers. Almost 100 other rare plants and animals depend on the wet prairie habitat, including the alligator snapping turtle, sweet pitcher plant, and Chapman's butterwort. Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park is located in Escambia County about south of the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 98 and State Road 293.
Recreational Activities
A half-mile long ADA boardwalk to Tarkiln Bayou allows visitors to experience some of western Florida's most wild and beautiful natural areas. Visitors can picnic or hike on one of the nature trails to observe the rare plants and animals. For the more adventurous, visitors can take a day–hike across the park to the Perdido River which separates Florida from Alabama.
Gallery
File:Pensacola FL Tarkiln Bayou SP sign01.jpg, Park sign
File:Pensacola FL Tarkiln Bayou SP entr01.jpg, entrance
File:Pensacola FL Tarkiln Bayou SP Claire bdwlk06.jpg, Boardwalk leading to the Bayou
File:Pensacola FL Tarkiln Bayou SP pano02.jpg, Panorama of part of the Bayou
File:Pensacola FL Tarkiln Bayou SP path03.jpg, Path in the park
File:Pensacola FL Tarkiln Bayou SP pitcher plant01.jpg, Pitcher plant
References
External links
Florida State Parks
Parks in Escambia County, Florida
State parks of Florida
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