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Hugh Taylor Birch State Park

3109 East Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
954-564-4521
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Type: State Parks, Parks
Activities: Biking
Fee: Yes
Recommended length of visit: More than 3 hours
Owner description: Smack in the middle of the city is this 180-acre park, which offers a respite from city life with picnicking, camping, swimming and canoeing and a... more » Owner description: Smack in the middle of the city is this 180-acre park, which offers a respite from city life with picnicking, camping, swimming and canoeing and a chance to tour the home of the generous man who donated his lovely estate to Florida. « less
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London
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336 reviews 336 reviews
224 attraction reviews
Reviews in 82 cities Reviews in 82 cities
183 helpful votes 183 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2013 NEW

Great, open green area with direct access to the beach via a tunnel. Large enough to walk, bike, run or skate round via the many marked trails. A lot of fauna and flora - not that much wildlife - though look out for the tortoises - often fighting over their bit of territory. Friday and Saturday at 10am you can... More

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Rockford, Illinois
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22 reviews 22 reviews
11 attraction reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2013 NEW

You can park here and take the underground tunnel to the beach. Nice area for a picnic. Restrooms are clean. We went on the segway tour around this history park and it was very interesting.

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Miami, Florida, United States
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39 reviews 39 reviews
25 attraction reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2013 NEW

This is the first time we ever went to this park and we really enjoyed it. You can rent bikes, canoes, they also have a small concession stand with chips and sodas. We had wanted to go for a bit of hiking and it was great for that even though it is getting pretty hot in Florida this time of... More

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Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
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9 reviews 9 reviews
6 attraction reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2013 NEW

The American Cancer Walk was held here. I walked with my brother, nice park, didn't visit the beach if there was a beach.

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Atlanta, Georgia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW

Good place to relax with family; run or jog; and visit Fort Lauderdale Beach. The park extends to A1A Highway, and he beach!

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Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States
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10 reviews 10 reviews
3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW

Was right across the street from our resort and being big into geocaching we decided to go take a walk through one day. $2 to enter per person. You can also drive through this park which was different. Saw some real nice waterways and we even had 2 monkeys run in front of us. We asked and they said there... More

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013

Can find hidden trails and get away from crowds. Lots of area to walk and be away from the sounds of traffic.

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Shelby, Michigan
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5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2013

We are familiar with Highland Hammock State Park and it did not compare with that. But considering that it is considerably smaller and so near the beach, it does offer quite a bit. History of park is interesting. Tunnel access under A1A is nice.Relaxing to sit by intercoastal and watch the boats. Disappointed that visitor center was closed when we... More

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Dutchess County, New York
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77 reviews 77 reviews
22 attraction reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2013

Needs to be cleaned up and perhaps add some interesting reasons to go there. The train is dated and needs refurbishing.

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Winnipeg
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

Got away from crowds and felt like natural Florida. Quiet and relaxing. Tunnel access to beach and you have views of the intercostal!

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