Nature Trails

Experience the Peace & Beauty of the “Real Florida”
Enjoy the peace and beauty of southeast Florida’s subtropical flora. The Park has two self-guiding nature trails, allowing visitors a chance to walk among stately trees, flowering shrubs and thick beds of ferns. All trails are open for exploration during regular Park hours.

Want to Learn More Before?  Check out MacBeach Specific Guides:

Click this link to download the Guide to Common Birds Brochure
Click this link to download the MacArthur Beach Bird Species Checklist
Click this link to download the Guide to Common Butterflies List
Click this link to download the  MacArthur Beach Butterfly Species Checklist 
Click this link to download the Estuary Species Guide
Click this link to download the MacArthur Park Plants Guide

Dune Hammock Trail

At the foot of the boardwalk, a trail winds south through a forest of gumbo limbo, mastic, cabbage palm, strangler fig and other tropical and subtropical trees.  This ~1/3 of a mile hike is a beautiful way to get to the beach.

Richard Weinstein Satinleaf Trail

The Richard Weinstein Satinleaf Trail will get you oriented to the tropical habitats that this park protects on Singer Island. This 1.3 miles trail is located at the north end of the Park near the playground and the north pavilion. 

The Satinleaf Trail winds through a mixed maritime hammock comprised of 60%-70% tropical plant species. Hammocks are forested areas that are slightly higher than the surrounding land. As you walk the trail, be sure to notice the subtle elevation changes and the corresponding changes in plant life that accompany them.