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Welcome to Big Lagoon State Park. Natural communities, ranging from saltwater tidal marshes to pine flatwoods, attract a wide variety of birds, especially during the spring and fall migrations. Think of Big Lagoon State Park as a gateway. It not only offers swimming, boating, fishing, camping, hiking and paddling, but adventurers also can begin ...
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Nature of the Area. Natural communities, ranging from saltwater tidal marshes to pine flatwoods, attract a wide variety of birds, especially during the spring and fall migrations. The park is a stopover for more than 23 species of wood-warbler and a variety of ducks, sandpipers and black-bellied plovers.
Big Lagoon State Park - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024) Pensacola. United States. Florida (FL) Florida Panhandle. Pensacola. Things to Do in Pensacola. Big Lagoon State Park. 238 reviews. #15 of 153 things to do in Pensacola. State Parks. Closed now. 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM. Write a review. About.
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With 678 acres protected along Big Lagoon, Big Lagoon State Park is more than just a waterfront. But many visitors flock here for that water access. Slender beaches and gentle shallows make the lagoon shoreline a popular spot for wading, splashing, and catching fish. Two swimming areas frame the waterfront. West Beach is closer to the campground an...
Extending into and connecting most corners of the park, there are more than 6 miles of interconnected hiking trails at Big Lagoon. With access points just past the entrance station and at the campground, the white-blazed 3.1-mile Sand Pine Trail circles the uplands of the park. The Estuary Trail starts at the bridge to the campground over Long Pond...
Big Lagoon State Park is the westernmost launch point for the Florida Saltwater Circumnavigational Trail, a marked paddling route along Florida’s coastline. The primary paddler put-in is accessed from the very end of the park road near the observation tower. From this launch, you can either explore Grand Lagoon or paddle out into the open waters of...
Centered within the park, its campground provides a surprising amount of habitat and terrain diversity within its loops. Choose a site within the inner loops to be well up atop the scrub ridge. Sites along the southern edge of the campground fringe the marshes. Each of the 75 campsites have water and electric hookups along with the usual picnic ben...
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First acquired in 1977, Big Lagoon State Park is a 705-acre (2.85 km 2) Florida State Park located on the northwestern Florida coast, approximately 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Pensacola on Gulf Beach Highway. It encompasses the northern boundary of Big Lagoon as it snakes toward Pensacola Bay to the east.
Description. Big Lagoon State Park is located on the northern shoreline of its namesake, Big Lagoon, which separates the mainland from Perdido Key and the Gulf of Mexico. Visitors can enjoy camping, swimming, fishing, boating, canoeing, and hiking.
