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Walsingham Park

Walsingham Park
12615 102nd Avenue North

Walsingham Park is situated on 354 acres, divided by 100-acre Walsingham Lake, one-quarter mile west of the Pinellas Trail. There are two entrances, one on Walsingham Road and one on 102nd Avenue North.
 
The park provides pleasant, relaxing amenities for approximately 700,000 visitors to this park each year. Visitors picnic and enjoy recreation such as hiking, jogging, cycling, a 6 mile trail, a 10-station fitness area, bird-watching, observing many plant species, fishing an/or boating. (Boating is restricted to rowing, sailing, or electric engines--combustion engines not permitted.) Wildlife includes: snakes, tortoises, turtles, hawks, mottled ducks, herons, wrens, thrashers, warblers; as well as butterflies comprised of swallowtails, sulphurs, gulf fritillary, Carolina satyr, white peacock.
 
Five habitat areas have been delineated within the boundaries of Walsingham Park: botanical gardens, pine flatwoods, oak scrub, Walsingham Reservoir with detention ponds, swales and wetlands; and cleared areas.

Amenities:

boat ramp
fishing
parking
dog park
fishing platform
playground equipment
restrooms
6-mile trail shared use
fitness area
eight picnic shelters and grills
Boat ramp (non-combustion engine)


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