Arthur R. Marshall Foundation Review

A Great place for Birding without all of the people walking like you get at the Wetlands, not that exercising is bad, it's just noisy and scares the birds away sometimes, by all means keep up the good work by walking! But for birding, this is the place, I saw 3 birds that I've never seen before in just 1 day. Hope I didn't offend anyone with my comments, just wanted to explain how much better this place is for birding.

I'm sorry if your experience was less than satisfactory...
No matter what anyone posts, this is Florida: alligators, yeah, they're aggressive; yeah, there's oppressive heat; there's bugs, too... this park is on the fringes of the wilderness, aka, the Everglades. This is what's left of Wild Florida after people come here to live, cut up the glades, and develop the hell out of the area... then you get problems - more people, traffic, e.t.c... Florida is #3 in population of US, passing NY...
The Everglades is a treasure-a gift to the world, there's nothing like it on the planet! And it's in our backyard!... we need to preserve the glades... by visiting, not bashing, the parks.

If you go, take a camera. Lots to see. Lots to do! Bicycle paths, canoes, fishing, hiking, and a great visitor center.

Good place to see green anoles. They're not easy to find - 7 out of 10 are the invasive brown ones - but better than most places in Broward/Palm Beach.

Great place for photography, or just a long walk through the natural surroundings

Loxahache is a federally run experimental area divided up in many sections. This allows researchers to change the environment in some of the areas predicting what will happen to the Everglades if these changes come through.
The area is a magnet for wildlife of many kinds. The birds are the most visible and they attract many birdwatchers who will find an abundance of species.

Great, shady and reasonably cool on a hot sunny day, perfect contrast to a day at the beach.

It's at the end of 441 and boynton. You can fish if you want. The sunsets are beautiful and yes it does have crocodiles in the water. And docs to take your boat.

Beautiful, lush natural area with Florida's native flora and fauna. Easy to get to also. Cool visitor center. Great place to spend outdoors.

Today's weather was in the mid 60's.
Perfect day for a walk.

A huge park with lots of raw nature to enjoy. Easy to just walk and walk and enjoy some peace and quiet.

Such a beautiful park! The nature center is very informative and the landscape/ecosystem is amazing. I'll definitely be back!

Great sunsets and very visible wild life including gators, birds, and an occasional deer.

Outstanding in the morning for birding and wildlife. Walking paths well maintained. Walk slowly and many sites will unfold in sky, trees, and on the ground.

It's a nice park but they need water stations out there. It was so hot out there two weeks ago that I saw the devil under a tree sipping on ice tea!

They have a giant alligator that hangs out under the fishing pier. I think his name is George but don't quote me on that. They also have a boardwalk that goes through a cypress swamp. It's about a fifteen minute walk thru. It is a great place to bring out of town guests. Bring bug spray.

Very nice place with wonderful scenery, The welcome center is staffed with very eager and informed people. great experience.

What an amazing location. Absolutely beautiful and the rangers are super friendly and knowledgable

Gem! Walk the cypress swamp boardwalk trail or the gravel impoundment trails. Great opps to see migratory or local birds, alligators, and much more. Bike trail at boat launch too. Rent a canoe and paddle through the Everglades.

Great spot to see and photograph wildlife. Also a great spot to walk and get exercise. Handicap accessable . Bring your kids , bring your parents!

Beautiful place! Nice boardwalk trail near visitor's center plus longer birdwatching trail across the street. Have seen rare birds, turtles, alligators. Always very pleasant. Restrooms near visitor center. $5 admittance.

It was great to see gators and other wildlife up close!

If you like gators and marshes this is definitely your kind of place

What a great walk on the boardwalk in the heavily wooded swamp area.

Fabulous family experience of you really want to experience Florida flora and fauna!

The welcome center is amazing. The boardwalk thru the nature trail was so peaceful.

visited with my summer camp kids. Was so cool. Was a little troubled after seeing the alligators but the kids assured me all was gonna be alright. this is a perfect place for the entire family to visit.

Nothing like a walk in the Glades to shake off the pandemic isolation, bike, canoe, walk or sit and enjoy the sunset or thunderstorms over the Glades

A little featureless but a good glimpse into the swamp. We saw some gaitors and lots of birds. Hot and little cover from sun. Rangers were exceedingly nice.

great place to look at natural things other than screens.

Educational and interesting. Beautiful boardwalk trail as well as wetlands trails. Canoeing there is so much fun with tons of wildlife.

Love this place! I brought my girls and I am so happy they updated the building and boardwalk.

The reserve is very beautiful! It is a calm place to go especially in the evening with a trail that goes in a circle, another trail that goes literally forever, and another open marsh area with a very nice watchtower. It is very family friendly and a great place to go now since there aren't many people around! I gave it a 4/5 only because I was disappointed to not see any alligators, snakes, or special types of birds but there were many butterflies and amazing greenery. Definitely recommend!!

Excellent place to go for a short (or long) walk and see some cool wildlife

My family and I loved walking through the Cypress Swamp, fishing, and seeing wild alligators for the very first time.

It's a good place if you like walking, joging, and bike riding. There's gators, spiders, water snakes etc...

Great wildlife. Tons of birds, gators, even saw a bobcat!

One of best trekking places in Palm Beach area.

Fun fact *** There are snakes .. Careful ***

Beautifully maintained. A lot of great trails. Lots of wildlife. Not pet friendly... only allowed to walk dogs in one area by the water...

Great tram ride thru park and loved walking on the boardwalk love florida parks

Boardwalk trail gives intimate look at an older stand of cypress forest.

This place is magical and sacred.

Better look up the meaning of the term "Wildlife REFUGE" because it means
animals are safe from being hunted, so what is with allowing alligator hunts here?

Shouldn't there be ONE PLACE IN FLORIDA at least where animals aren't hunted and killed? Or am I crazy?

Excellent wildlife refuge and nature preserve. Many interesting programs including naturalist-led walking and canoeing tours. Check out the website for more info.

What a great find - a hidden treasure! How did we not know this place existed. Awesome walking trails. The Cypress Swamp boardwalk gives you a great education and glimpses of the Everglades- you never know what you will see. We had 2 alligator sightings. Definitely worth a visit.

Visitor center currently closed, but refuge is open.

Gorgeous park to come out and enjoy a nice walk. Grasshoppers are super huge and can be a bit creepy to those who are not accustomed to insects and their existence. The mosquitos are huge it felt as well so try to bring some repellent or they will bite you any opportunity they can get. Overall great nature walk. They offer signs as well with historic and educational points of the swamps, plants, and information on the park. I believe their is a gift shop in the entrance which helps if you forgot the bug spray like me!

Amazing canoeing and kayaking spot. Super affordable rentals and beutiful, non crowded piece of the everglades.

Come and see what South Florida really used to look like

Fabulous place to walk through marshes and Cypress swamps. Harvey at the visitors center was great.

usually gets 5, but I didn't see any alligators this year!

This is a great place to get away from everything to quiet peaceful nature. Rarely used, this birder and canoe paradise is very basic...small boat launch, boardwalk, and trails. Lots of gators to see as well. But be warned, this is a basic no frills park so come prepared.

Great walking or biking , great place to see wildlife

Nice place for a walk
They have a nature center some planned activities. Rental canoes and kayaks, must supply your own flotation devices.

Love the place so beautiful and relaxing, for long walks or Canoe rides and great for riding your bicycle

National Park with good trails and helpful people in the Nature Center

It was absolutely beautiful and well kept. It's perfect for walking or jogging. Only $5.00 if no Annual Pass.

When highly recommend to anyone interested in the outdoors

Trails and other facilities very nicely maintained. Excellent opportunities for wildlife interpretation at nature center.

Had been over ten years since I'd been here but general layout was the same with many nice upgrades. New boardwalks, tram service, rental booth for canoes/kayaks, very nice fishing dock added next to boat ramps. Only saw two gators the whole time but were there in the heat of day. Lubber crickets have us tons to laugh about because it's obviously breeding season lol tons of birds everywhere as well as Turtles/Tortoises.

Cool place to catch a glimpse of the Everglades. You can usually spot a few gators too! There are trails and you can rent canoes too.