Wakodahatchee Wetlands: A Boardwalk Through a Birder’s Paradise

In Delray Beach, the Wakodahatchee Wetlands turns a water reclamation project into one of the best birding spots in Florida, a lush marsh circled by an easy boardwalk.

The three-quarter-mile loop carries visitors over ponds and islands alive with herons, egrets, anhingas, and nesting wood storks. In spring the rookery islands fill with chicks.

Alligators bask on the banks, turtles line the logs, and photographers come from all over to capture the close, unhurried views.

Free, accessible, and teeming with life, Wakodahatchee proves that some of Florida’s richest wildlife watching can be found right in the middle of town.

Official page: Wakodahatchee Wetlands (Palm Beach County)