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Description
Cemetery Point Park sits at the edge of the shallows of the Gulf of Mexico. A 1200-foot (400 m) wooden boardwalk rises across mangrove and marsh, providing excellent opportunity for birdwatching. This short out-and-back hike through an area of tidal marsh is easy to follow and provides a great vantage point to see shorebirds, wading birds, herons and more. Among the birds you can encounter are Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Clapper Rail, American Avocet, Willet, White Ibis, Brown Pelican, Osprey, Laughing Gull, Spotted Sandpiper and Magnificent Frigatebird cruising overhead during the summer months. Black Skimmer may be present as well.
After walking the boardwalk, don't forget to check out Cemetery Point Park with beautiful old pines, cedars and oaks for warblers, woodpeckers, mockingbirds, owls and doves. The tree canopy in winter often has a lot of warblers, with Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Common Yellowthroat and Yellow-rumped Warbler being the most common. Great Horned Owl is present all year round.
Details
Access
Cedar Key Cemetery Boardwalk is located at Cemetery Point Park. There are two little parking spots at the entrance gate to the cemetery. Click on the P in the map for directions or coordinates. Just walk across the entrance road and you can access the boardwalk. Don't forget your bug spray.
Terrain and Habitat
Forest , Scattered trees and bushes , Mud flats , SeaConditions
Flat , Open landscape , High water possibleCircular trail
YesIs a telescope useful?
NoGood birding season
All year roundBest time to visit
WinterRoute
Wide pathDifficulty walking trail
EasyAccessible by
FootBirdwatching hide / platform
YesExtra info
Photo White Ibis by Cuatrok77, CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons