Travel Reference
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Rounding a bend you get your first view of Gator Lake.
The Gator Lake Trail takes you through a much different habitat than the other
two trails in the refuge, the Pine Beach and Jeff Friend / Centennial Trails. This is
what is known as a transitional habitat, a demarcation line between maritime wet-
lands and the coastal sand dunes. Depending on the time of year you hike the trail,
you will be treated to an amazing variety of wildflowers and plants, including
beautiful black-eyed Susans, wild rosemary, blazing star, red basil, and, of course,
magnolias, to name just a few.
The 40-acre lake and surrounding wetland plays host to 370 different species of
migrating birds. A complete list can be found on the refuge's website. The refuge
is also a favorite stop for the monarch butterfly as they wing northward.
The trailhead is at a sharp bend in Mobile Street on the left. There is enough
parking for about twenty cars here. The trail is not blazed but is very obvious to
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