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Deerfield Island Park
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A Designated Urban Wilderness Area island park accessible by boat, is bordered by the Intracoastal Waterway and the Hillsboro and Royal Palm canals. The heavily wooded 56-acre site is leased from the state, and its coastal strand community includes an eight-and-a-half-acre mangrove swamp. The park provides a critical habitat for the gopher tortoise and is a nesting place for squirrels, raccoons, and armadillos. Both migratory and indigenous sea birds use it as a roosting and feeding place.
The island's main trails are the half-mile Coquina Trail, which runs through a coastal hardwood hammock and includes an observation platform overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, and the three-quarter-mile Mangrove Trail, which includes a 1,600-foot boardwalk through a mangrove wetland. There is one picnic shelter (40 capacity) with grills, water, tables, and electricity, available for rental. Other picnic areas with grills and tables are available on a first-come, first-served basis. There is also a small playground. Primitive nature camping is available by reservation to nonprofit groups only.
A free shuttle transports visitors to the island (call for times and reservations), and there is a marina with six slips available for small boats on a first-come, first-served basis.
Boats 25 Feet and Under Navigation into the 6-slip marina is extremely tight, so exercise caution and go very slowly.
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