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All visitors to the natural areas must follow Center for Disease Control Guidelines and the County’s Emergency Order 2020-005.
FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH BOTH AT THE LINKS PROVIDED BELOW AND
Wear face coverings, recreate in groups less than 10, maintain social distance of at least 6 feet apart while on the trails, and avoid touching common surfaces such as handrails, benches, etc. to be safe while visiting.
Hungryland Slough
Parking is available off Seminole Pratt Whitney Road,
3 miles north of Northlake Boulevard, West Palm Beach
Visitors are sure to see a variety of birds in the wetlands
Open Sunrise to Sunset, 365 Days a Year
At a Glance
West Prong of the Loxahatchee Marsh
This 3,004-acre site contains a portion of the historic Hungryland Slough, which flowed to the east into the Loxahatchee Slough and to the west into the Everglades. There are eight native south Florida ecosystems on the site: mesic flatwoods, hydric flatwoods, strand swamp, dome swamp, hydric hammock, xeric hammock, wet prairie, and depression marsh.
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