This beautiful park has two distinct areas a beach and a park. In the park proper are two picnic shelters with grills, a playground, restroom and a dog park. Grills, picnic tables, and water fountains are but a few amenities.
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A salt marsh with viewing benches further enhances the park, where heron, roseate spoonbill, great horned owl, anhinga, and common moorhen nest and feed.
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Sand Key Park houses the base of operations for the artificial reef program, an interdepartmental cooperation program to build a reef in the Gulf. Sand Key Park's natural communities include a beach where sea turtles annually deposit eggs. The nearby Clearwater Aquarium takes responsibility for these nests and keeps statistics.
Friday, Nov 22, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. ET
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Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. ET
Woodland Terrace Park (Gwen Miller Recreation Center)
Tampa, FL
Thursday, Dec 19, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET
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