Blue
Cypress Park is located at 7400 Blue Cypress Lake Road, approximately
23 miles west of I-95. Features include 2 boat launches, a floating
dock, paved parking, grass overflow parking, restroom facilities
with showers and 2 covered pavilions. Activities include bird-watching,
wildlife viewing, fishing, seasonal hunting, bicycling, canoeing
and hiking along many miles of levees. Primitive camping is
allowed in designated areas. An air boat launch is also available.
This area is part of the Upper St. Johns River Basin Project
implemented by St. Johns River Water Management District and
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Eastern portion of the
area contains foraging and nesting habitat for the endangered
Snail Kite. Wetland dependent species found here include Great
Blue Herons, White Ibis, Snowy Egrets, Limpkins, and Night Herons.
Other birds using the area include endangered Wood Storks, Ospreys
and Bald Eagles. |
