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 (88)American Bittern, American Coot, American Goldfinch, American Redstart, American Robin, 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-Gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-Winged Teal, Boat-Tailed Grackle, Bobolink, Bronzed Cowbird, Bufflehead, Canvasback, Carolina Wren, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Common Gallinule, Common Goldeneye, Common Yellowthroat, Double-Crested Cormorant, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Phoebe, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Glossy Ibis, Gray Catbird, Gray-headed Swamphen, Great Blue Heron, Greater Yellowlegs, Green Heron, Hooded Merganser, Indigo Bunting, Least Bittern, Least Flycatcher, Lesser Scaup, Merlin, Mottled Duck, Northern Cardinal, Northern Flicker, Northern Harrier, Northern Parula, Northern Shoveler, Northern Waterthrush, Orange-Crowned Warbler, 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-Billed Gull, Ring-Necked Duck, Rock Pigeon, Roseate Spoonbill, Ruddy Duck, Sandhill Crane, Savannah Sparrow, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Snail Kite, Snowy Egret, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Tricolored Heron, Turkey Vulture, Vermilion Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, White Ibis, 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
Yellow Warbler

Yellow Friday

December 7, 2019 - The day after Thanksgiving was Yellow Friday at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. The landscape is covered in burr marigolds and yellow birds