| | Hiking Trails | Fern Forest Nature ParkPhone: +1 954 970 0150
Website: Fern Forest Nature Park
Open Hours: 8am-6pm daily
North Ft Lauderdale | A great park for the hiking enthusiast, this 254-acre "urban wilderness area" and wildlife refuge contains numerous hiking trails, including the Prairie Overlook Trail, the Wetlands Wander Trail, the Maple Walk Trail and the Cypress Creek Trail, which features a half-mile wheelchair-accessible boardwalk. Covered shelter accommodating up to 50 people is available. The nature center also includes a butterfly bridge, a 20-foot observation platform, a sensory garden and sculptures. | Easterlin ParkPhone: +1 954 938 1610
Email: easterlincamping@broward.org
Website: Easterlin Park
North Ft Lauderdale | Officially designated an urban wilderness area, this park offers a relaxing retreat among 250-year-old cypress trees. The Woodland Nature Trail winds a little less than a mile through a forest of cypress, oak and maple trees. The park also provides a campground with 55 shaded sites, all with electricity, picnic tables and grills. Campground amenities include restrooms and showers, as well as a soda and an ice machine. | Deerfield Island ParkPhone: +1 954 360 1320
Website: Deerfield Island Park
Open Hours: Winter: 8am-6pm daily. Summer: 8am-7:30pm daily
North Ft Lauderdale | Located on an island bordered by the Royal Palm Waterway, Hillsboro Canal and the Intracoastal Waterway, this "urban wilderness area" features an 8.5-acre mangrove swamp filled with wildlife and two nature trails, the Coquina and the Mangrove Trail. Self-guided trail maps are available at the park office. The park can only be accessed by boat, but the Park Department provides free boat service to and from the island. Boats depart from and return to the Sullivan Park floating boat dock, located along Riverview Road and Hillsboro Boulevard. | | More Information » Ft Lauderdale Fishing • Boating • Golf • Tennis • Bicycling • Sightseeing • Hiking Trails |
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