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Description
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is a premier birdwatching site with year-round good birding. 226 square miles of Everglades ecosystems including a mosaic of wet prairies, sawgrass ridges, sloughs, tree islands, cattail communities, and a 400-acre cypress swamp. These lands and waters provide habitat for more than 250 species of birds, 60 species of reptiles and amphibians, 40 species of butterflies, and 20 types of mammals.
After passing the fee station, the Visitor Center is on the right, with a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk through a cypress swamp. Next, head to the trailhead leading to the impoundments. Look for Yellow-breasted Chats, Painted Buntings and Common Yellowthroats skulking in the vegetation. Off the west side of the levees, you’ll see impoundments of increasing depth as you walk south; Limpkins, wintering waterfowl and secretive marsh birds like American Bittern can be found. In summer, look for Swallow-tailed Kites. Snail Kite can be found year-round. Other Florida specialties to look for at the refuge include Wood Stork, Least Bittern, Roseate Spoonbill, Short-tailed Hawk, Purple Gallinule and Florida Sandhill Crane.
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The main entrance and Visitor Center of Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge are located at: 10216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach, FL, 33473. Click on a P in the map for directions or coordinates. The visitor center is open daily from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Trails: 5:00 am-10:00 pm. Entrance Fee: $ 10 daily or $ 25 annually per vehicle (2023).
Almost 50 miles of trails meander along swamps, wetlands, and canals. Take a stroll through the cypress swamp on the accessible 0.4-mile Cypress Swamp Boardwalk. Experience the wildlife on foot or bike along three miles of flat, grassy trails within the wetlands of the C-Impoundments. North of Lee Road, visitors can walk or bike almost five miles of gravel trails next to wetlands, canals, and cypress swamp habitat in the A-Impoundments.