Initially setup as a refuge for the migratory words, the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge spans over an area of 68,000 acres and covers the counties of Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor along the Gulf Coast of northwest Florida. What once started as a refuge for migratory birds has now turned into a home for a wide range of plants and animals. The islands, coastal marshes, creeks and estuaries are inhabited by over 270 species of birds including monarch butterflies, Lapland longspur, great blue and little blue herons, snowy egrets, bald eagles, opreys and wood storks. Alligators, white-tailed deer, cotton tail and marsh rabbits, armadillo and feral hogs are just some of the animals you might spot at the park. A $5 admission fee is charged at the entrance. |
