Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park

Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park
Tarkiln Bayou Preserve empties into Perdido Bay.  It is “home to four species of endangered pitcher plants, as well as other rare and endangered plant species and.  Almost 100 rare plants and animals depend on the wet prairie habitat, including the alligator snapping turtle, sweet pitcher plant, and Chapman’s butterwort.”  Phone 850-492-1595  Here is their website.
Tarkiln Bayou Trail  0.5mile ADA accessible trail.  “The sidewalk and elevated boardwalk of this trail meanders through prairie, cypress and titi forests.  Benches along the trail provide areas for reflection.  When the trail ends, the observation area provides a scenic view of the bayou.”