Lake Apopka

Lake Apopka
Description

Lake Apopka hosts a myriad of bird and other wildlife. The wildlife drive is awesome!  You ride around the trails in the air-conditioned comfort of your car and photograph whatever happens to be outside your window.

Photography Advice

Take your longest lens for the birds and wildlife. Don’t forget a wide angle for scenic shots of the lake shore!

Consider checking eBird for rare bird sightings before you go.

Finish your day with sunset at Magnolia Park (the adjacent boat ramp is always open).

When to GoYear Round
Species Photographed (91)American Bittern, American Coot, American Goldfinch, American Redstart, American Wigeon, Anhinga, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Bald Eagle, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, Belted Kingfisher, Black-Crowned Night-Heron, Black-Necked Stilt, Black-and-white Warbler, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Blue Grosbeak, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-Winged Teal, Boat-Tailed Grackle, Bobolink, Bronzed Cowbird, Brown Thrasher, Canvasback, Caspian Tern, Cave Swallow, Common Gallinule, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper's Hawk, Double-Crested Cormorant, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Phoebe, European Starling, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Gadwall, Glossy Ibis, Gray Catbird, Gray Kingbird, Gray-headed Swamphen, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Green Heron, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, House Wren, Indigo Bunting, Killdeer, Least Bittern, Little Blue Heron, Loggerhead Shrike, Merlin, Mississippi Kite, Northern Cardinal, Northern Flicker, Northern Harrier, Northern Parula, Northern Rough-Winged Swallow, Northern Shoveler, Northern Waterthrush, Orchard Oriole, Osprey, Painted Bunting, Palm Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-Billed Grebe, Prairie Warbler, Purple Gallinule, Red-Eyed Vireo, Red-Shouldered Hawk, Red-Winged Blackbird, Redhead, Ring-Necked Duck, Roseate Spoonbill, Ruddy Duck, Sandhill Crane, Savannah Sparrow, Snail Kite, Snowy Egret, Swallow-tailed Kite, Swamp Sparrow, Turkey Vulture, Vermilion Flycatcher, Vesper Sparrow, Western Kingbird, White-Eyed Vireo, White-Winged Dove, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Websitehttps://www.sjrwmd.com/lands/recreation/lake-apopka/wildlife-drive/
eBirdhttps://ebird.org/hotspot/L298649
Google MapClick here to view Google Map
Trail MapTrail Map
Snowy Egret Fisherbirds

Summer Day at LAWD

June 24, 2018 - A summer day at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (LAWD) yielded a wading bird feeding frenzy, lots of Green Herons, begging Barn Swallows, and a singing Indigo Bunting