Hugh Taylor Birch State Park

   

  Hugh Taylor Birch State Park is located in Fort Lauderdale Florida West of the ICW and across A1A from Fort Lauderdale Beach.  We have fortunate to have been able to be resident Volunteers here.  We spent 3 winters here and will return again in 2021.  In exchange for our site, we would work 20 hours each week doing projects in the park.  We have painted, done carpentry,  replaced screens, and helped educate visitors.  

This is our mother's and mom's friend Susan at the lofty fig tree.   There are walking trails, a loop road for biking, skating, and walking,  There are exotic trees planted by Hugh Taylor Birch,  There several pavilions that are rented for functions.  The is also a boat dock and a stop for the Water Taxi. There are benches and picnic tables along the Intercostal Waterway for lounging in the sun and watching yachts and even the occasional manatee.

 This was a hive that lived along the walking trail.  You can also rent a kayak or canoe and explore a pond and go through the moat, there is a bar and restaurant next to Terra Mar that was the home of Mr. Birch. 

 This is one of my favorite places to sit and read a book and watch the boats pass.

AN URBAN OASIS NESTLED BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND INTRACOASTAL WATERWAy

 In exchange for our work in the park we able to live among the sea grape and palm trees in a beautiful tropical setting amid the madness that is Fort Lauderdale. 

There are 6 campsites here for volunteers and we have made many friends and memories.  Many a night were spent with others sitting around a campfire of sea grape and live oak.  All this is only steps from the Intercoastal Waterway and a short walk the tunnel to Fort Lauderdale Beach  

A visit to South Florida would not be complete without spending a day enjoying nature here