If you like nature and beautiful wildlife this is the place. It's a very easy hike on a lovely boardwalk where you can easily view hundreds of birds in the trees and in the swamp. I can't wait to return.

We had so much fun on these trails and boardwalks. Bring binoculars, you will use them because there are birds everywhere. Much more interesting than the rest of magnolia plantation if you like herons, ahingas, egrets and alligators.

We used to visit here for many years. The Audubon Swamp was always on our list. Now they raised the fee for the visit from $8 to $23 by requiring to pay for the general admission; even though a visit to the swamp has nothing to do with a visit to the garden. .

Did not do the nature tram while at Magnolia gardens. We love gardens, tour them everywhere we go but this one was kinda a bust.. Now if you had your long lens dslr with you the rookery would give you some awesome photos right now with just a little patience on your part.

We walked the Audobon trail in the rain. Absolutely worthwhile! Well maintained, filled with wildlife. The roosting herons and egrets were fun to watch (they have no shame!!). turtles, Moor Hens, very active. Lots of alligators by the rookery... they looked well fed! Great place for photographing wildlife. I am going back!

This swamp garden was teaming with great egrets, snowy egrets, green and blue heron, black crowned night heron, water turkeys, and white ibis. Some egrets had nests with babies in them, and alligators were always lurking below in the duckweed that makes this swamp water look green. We could have watched the birds for hours on the observation decks -... More

That says it all. Didn't have enough time but did really enjoy what little we saw. You could spend all day there photographing. Birds are everywhere along with Alligators. You will see plenty of both. It's awe inspiring!

My husband and I went there in mid-April. We're both birders, and in addition to seeing some new birds, we also saw turtles and a mama alligator with babies sleeping on her. We spent almost three hours there walking around and looking at the wildlife. Coming from Maryland, it was a new habitat, and it felt almost magical. Highly recommended... More

If you're into this kind of thing, a self-guided walking tour following boardwalks and pathways through a swamp. No mosquitos in April, because of the duckweed. We saw two gators, many bird species, many large turtles. The overall green colour and covering by duckweed provided fantastic photos. Sometimes you feel a bit lost, but keep going on the trails and... More