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Moccasin Lake Nature Park

View Moccasin Lake Nature Park activities in MyClearwater Magazine

Contact Information

2750 Park Trail Ln.
Clearwater, FL 33759-2602
Voice: (727) 462-6024
Fax: (727) 462-6481

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Read about programs at Moccasin Lake Nature Park in MyClearwater Magazine

Organization Meetings at Moccasin Lake Nature Park

Hours

For the months of January - May 09
Closed Sunday, Monday and all on all City-observed Holidays.

Tuesday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

For the months of June, July & August 09
Closed Saturday and Sunday, except for special programming.  Closed on all City-observed Holidays.

Open Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.  Also open some evenings for special programming and Environmental Agency meetings.

For the months of September - December 09
Closed Sunday, Monday and all City-observed Holidays.

Tuesday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Please phone the park at (727) 462-6024 for more info.

Admission Fees

Under 3 years: FREE
3-12 years: $1.85
13 years and up: $2.79
(plus 7% tax)

Features:

  • 1 & 1/4 mile of natural and board walked trails
  • 3-acre watershed restoration area
  • 3 natural gas grills
  • 5-acre lake
  • 51-acre nature preserve
  • ADA-accessible facility
  • Administrative office on-site
  • Bird walks, bird-watching tours and workshops
  • Captive, permanently injured, non-releasable wildlife
  • Children's nature camps
  • Composting and conventional restroom facilities
  • Environmental agency meeting site for:
  • Environmental programs and classes
  • Fabrication workshop
  • Fireside concert series
  • Free recycled mulch and wood chips
  • Gift shop
  • Guided tours and group hikes
  • Interactive educational displays
  • Interpretive center
  • Live wildlife exhibits including:
    • Aquatic wildlife
    • Birds of prey
    • Butterfly garden
    • Plants, native plants, and poisonous plants displays
    • Reptiles & amphibians
    • Song bird aviary
  • Multi-use classroom and meeting hall
  • Native wildlife, fauna, and flora along the trails, including American Alligators, Great Egrets, Green Anoles, Ospreys and butterflies
  • Nature interpretive center
  • Night hikes
  • Off-site presentations
  • Photo voltaic and alternative energy displays and exhibits
  • Picnic pavilion / shelters
  • Renewable energy systems
  • Rental facilities
  • Scouting badge workshops
  • Scouting Eagle and Gold projects welcome
  • Static displays
  • Tai Chi classes
  • Volunteer opportunities and training
  • Water fountains
  • Wildlife, plant and energy exhibits
  • MUCH MORE!

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Image of Moccasin Lake Nature Park
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Image of Moccasin Lake Nature Park
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