Phone +1 954-564-4521 | Established 1941 | |
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Location Broward County, Florida, USA Nearest city Fort Lauderdale, Florida Governing body Florida Department of Environmental Protection Address 3109 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, USA Hours Open today · 8AM–6:30PMThursday8AM–6:30PMFriday8AM–6:30PMSaturday8AM–6:30PMSunday8AM–6:30PMMonday8AM–6:30PMTuesday8AM–6:30PMWednesday8AM–6:30PM Management Florida Department of Environmental Protection Similar Bonnet House, Museum of Discovery and Scie, Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fort Lauderdale Beach Park, Stranahan House | ||
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.
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FaunaEdit
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 activitiesEdit
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 CenterEdit
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. The visitor center is open from 9:00am until 4:00pm, Monday through Friday. Terramar features exhibits about Hugh Taylor Birch, the history of Fort Lauderdale, Florida ecology and wildlife of the park's ecosystem.
HoursEdit
Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year (including holidays).