Natural Areas Festival - Gopher Tortoise Hike

150 Hypoluxo Road,Hypoluxo FL 33462

02 March, 2023

Description

Free Event Join us on a hike of Hypoluxo Scrub Natural Area and learn about one of nature's best diggers and bulldozers, the State-threatened gopher tortoise.  The hike will be approximately 1 mile along paved and unpaved sandy trails. We will also be on the lookout for scrub lizards and other reptiles that call this Natural Area home. Hypoluxo Scrub Natural Area is located at 150 Hypoluxo Road, Lantana. Please bring water, appropriate clothing (hat, hiking shoes/boots, long-sleeved shirts and pants for bugs) and bug spray.  This site does not have a restroom facility. This event is part of our Natural Areas Festival, with the main event at Winding Waters Natural Area on Saturday, March 4th. Visit pbcnaturalareas.com/festival for more info.