Getting to this boardwalk, that meanders for over a mile through mangrove forest, is a little tricky. The preserve can be accessed from Veterans Memorial Hwy when traveling west but not when traveling east. When traveling east on Veterans Memorial watch for signs for a left hand turn. A kiosk with information is located near the beginning of the trail. Several war memorials are located at the preserve including a statue of the Iwo Jima flag raising which was cast from the same molds used for the original in Washington, DC.
The boardwalk is constructed of recycled plastic so rolling along is quieter than normal. Even so we didn’t spot much wildlife but a baby alligator was sunning himself in the parking lot! The trail is very accessible. Several spurs lead out to docks with views of the Caloosahatchee River. The last section of the trail is surfaced with loose gravel so wheelchair users may want to backtrack along the boardwalk.
RVs can be parked lengthwise in the lot using two spaces. Preserve
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Hello Karen, I am not a vegetarian but dont eat a lot of meat. It reduces the grocery bill and lowers calories. Goodness I need to lose weight but I want to try alligator. Was in La. once and Fla. several times but never foundva place serving fresh gator. Oh well its on the list!!!
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We had some deep fired gator nuggets at Gatorland. We felt bad about eating gator after spending the day admiring them.
DeleteIt tasted pretty good but deep fried nuggets don't really count as fresh gator meat lol!
What a cute little gator - did you try wrassling him :p
ReplyDeleteHa,ha - no, but he was so still, not blinking or moving at all, that we thought he might be dead or maybe a rubber joke gator so your dad poked him with a little stick. Gators can move fast!
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