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 (56)American Bittern, American Coot, American Goldfinch, American Redstart, Anhinga, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Barn Swallow, Belted Kingfisher, Black-Crowned Night-Heron, Black-Necked Stilt, Black-and-white Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-Winged Teal, Bobolink, Canvasback, Caspian Tern, Common Gallinule, Common Yellowthroat, Double-Crested Cormorant, Eastern Phoebe, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Glossy Ibis, Gray Catbird, Gray Kingbird, Gray-headed Swamphen, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Hooded Merganser, Indigo Bunting, Least Bittern, Northern Harrier, Northern Parula, Northern Shoveler, Northern Waterthrush, Orchard Oriole, Osprey, Painted Bunting, Palm Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-Billed Grebe, Purple Gallinule, Red-Eyed Vireo, Red-Shouldered Hawk, Red-Winged Blackbird, Ring-Necked Duck, Roseate Spoonbill, Ruddy Duck, Savannah Sparrow, Snowy Egret, Swamp Sparrow, Turkey Vulture, Western Kingbird, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Websitehttps://www.sjrwmd.com/lands/recreation/lake-apopka/wildlife-drive/
eBirdhttps://ebird.org/hotspot/L298649
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