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201 Lyons Road S. Coconut Creek FL 33066

Features 10 plant communities, an abundance of wildlife, and remnants of the historic Cypress Creek floodway.

Yoga in the Forest

Every Thu.

This is an on-going program participants can join at any time and all experience levels are welcome. This style of yoga creates an experience of p...
Yoga in the Forest

6:00 p.m. every Thu.

Bring a mat and wear loose clothing.

2009 | Best Nature Trail

Fern Forest is a natural oasis in the middle of Broward County sprawl. It's a preserved cypress swamp, a 243-acre piece of ancient Florida. The swamp was once part of a cypress strand that stretched all the way to Lake Okeechobee. Now it's just a peaceful and beautiful reminder of what we've destroyed. Fern Forest has four trails that run a total of about two miles and range from the wheelchair-accessible boardwalk (the half-mile Cypress Creek Trail) to the rugged and oft-muddy Maple Trail,... More »
2007 | Best Nature Trail

In South Florida, getting "close to nature" often means fishing off a crowded pier or getting spritzed with juniper-berry body spray in the mall. But it doesn't have to be this way. At the Fern Forest Nature Center, easily found just south of Atlantic Boulevard on Lyons Road, you can stroll one of five very different trails. They range from the long (the one-mile Prairie Overlook trail loops through an open prairie) to the arduous (boots are recommended for the primitive and often soggy... More »
2005 | Best Place to Birdwatch

Pileated woodpecker Black-and-white warbler Limpkin, mourning dove Great-crested flycatcher Glaucous gull, rock dove Solitary vireo Cattle egret, snowy egret House sparrow, oriole Yellow-bellied sapsucker Ovenbird, sandpiper Screech owl, fish crow Blue-gray gnatcatcher Binoculars, bug spray Comfy shoes, half a day Go slow, soak in Fern Forest's aviary. More »

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