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 Natural Areas Are Set to Re-Open

In accordance with Palm Beach County Emergency Order 2020-005, on Wednesday, 4/29/2020 ERM staff will begin re-opening Natural Areas to the public.

HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT MEAN RECREATION AS USUAL.

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

Picture of open grassland and pine tree forest at Hungryland Slough Natural Area

Natural Surface Hiking Trails Information Signs Parking lot Wildlife Viewing

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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