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A.L. Anderson Park
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39699 U.S. Hwy. 19 N.
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
407-768-8000
Great for picnickers, boaters, nature enthusiasts, joggers & folks looking for a shady spot & a cool breeze. Also featuring Paw Playground for the furry members of your family.
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Belleair Boat Ramp Park
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3500 West Bay Dr.
Belleair Bluffs, FL 33756
727-588-4847
Unofficially opened on December 10, 1965, and dedicated on April 14, 1966, this special purpose park was designed for intense utilization. The eight lanes on the boat ramps and seven docks provide ready access to the Intercoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico for a variety of outdoor recreational activities. This 5-acre park also provides parking spaces for 151 vehicles, including 107 spaces for vehicles with boat trailers attached. Public restrooms are located in a baithouse/concession building at the water's edge. This facility is open 24 hours.
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Bill Jackson's Shop for Adventure
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9501 U.S. Hwy. 19 N.
Pinellas Park, FL 33782
727-576-4169
More than just a store, Bill Jackson's teaches what it sells with on-site pools for SCUBA, kayaking, canoeing and a 12-foot by 18-foot ski deck that moves underneath you to simulate the feel of the slopes - Imagine snow skiing in Florida.
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Boyd Hill Nature Park
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1101 Country Club Way S.
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
727-893-7041
Boyd Hill is 245 acres of pristine Florida wilderness. The park is one of the region's least discovered yet most remarkable natural habitats, with its five distinct ecosystems situated in the state's most densely populated county. Miles of trails meander through hardwood hammocks, sand pine scrub, pine flatwoods, willow marsh, and the Lake Maggiore shoreline. As part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Great Florida Birding Trail, Boyd Hill is a haven for even the most seasoned birder. There is also a new environmental center with permanent and roving diplays portraying native florida.
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Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center
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3940 Keystone Rd.
Tarpon Springs, FL 34688
727-453-6800
A $9 million Environmental Education Center opened in 2004 at Brooker Creek Preserve in Tarpon Springs. The center is set in a 8,500-acre preserve northeast of Clearwater and features 6,000 square feet of exhibits including an object theater, where holographic residents from the area?s past step off the screen to teach about the history of the area; a scaled up version of a gopher tortoise burrow that kids ? and adults ? can climb through and explore; and an interactive exhibit showing the lifecycle of the surrounding wetlands through the year. The preserve offers free nature hikes on weekends and features a scenic 6-mile horseback trail.
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