Great place to see herons, egrets, eagles, alligators, shore birds, marshes, the Gulf of Mexico, St. Marks Lighthouse. Beautiful dawns and sunsets. More

St Marks Lighthouse is my absolute favorite place to visit ! It is a short drive from Tallahassee, but when you get there you feel as though you are in a whole other country entirely! The water and wildlife is breathtaking, and the park is always very clean! More

This is a famous wetlands area with miles of wetlands accessed by dikes upon which one can hike for hours without seeing many people. It's about birds and alligators although you are likely to see wild pigs (stay away). The gators should be avoided as well though they're not terribly aggressive. The easy approach is to just drive down the... More

Think acres and acres of unspoiled primitive trails which are well maintained. Start your visit at the visitor's centre and get a map. We chose to park there and biked in towards the lighthouse, meandering through the many other trails, which are the highlights of the trip. We saw an alligator, fed ducks with some old bread from home, and... More

We parked at the visitors center then biked to the lighthouse, ca 7 miles, and back. Easy flat asphalt road with little traffic and plenty of birds and alligators to be seen on both sides. We saw several kinds of herons, egrets, and ducks, as well as flocks of white ibis and an eagle. Stop at the observation tower at... More

If you are a birder or photographer this is the place to go!!!!!! Even better yet, see a part of Florida that is rare to see anymore. I have been there in the Fall and Spring and I am never disappointed. From Bald Eagles to Alligators to the light house it is all spectacular, Plan a leisure day, pack a... More

So much nature. Very relaxing! Worth a trip. We like to go at night and check out the gator eyes gleaming :) More

We came to this area for a long weekend without much planning and found this on Trip Advisor as a "what to do" recommendation. We were not disappointed. Well, the lighthouse is nt particularly spectacular but the five bucks entry fee buys you some really nice nature trails and great views of the wildlife of northern Florida. Didn't take much... More

There is so much wildlife to see. Cranes, pelicans, ducks, turtles, alligators, ALLIGATORS (!!). The lighthouse is neat - old shutters, very photogenic building. Walk down the levee to the map + description of the shipwreck that is visible at low tide. The ranger station + gift shop are cool as well. I got alligator earrings as a memento and... More