| Lake Seminole Park | |
|---|---|
| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Seminole, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27.83951, -82.77413 |
| Area | 250 acres |
| Operated by | Pinellas County |
| Open | Everyday from dawn to 17:30 |
| Status | Open year-round |
Lake Seminole Park is a 250-acre municipal park located on the shores of Lake Seminole in Pinellas County, Florida, and serves as a designated wildlife sanctuary. It is home to biking and walking trails, which include a main two-mile-long paved trail, with a 1-mile cutoff option. There are multiple small paths that are about half a mile long that go around a pond and a playground.
Wildlife
The park's wildlife consists of alligators, bald eagles, black vultures, roseate spoonbills, osprey, tiger swallowtail, pickerelweed, river otters, and green tree frogs.
Amenities
Lake Seminole Park offers 13 picnic shelters that can be reserved online, a ball field and two playgrounds. Since there is a boat ramp people are able to go fishing in the lakes. The most important fishing species in the lakes are bass, crappie, bream, shellcraker, catfish, gar, and carp.
There is a recycling collection unit in the park, which is location 29, in Pinellas County.
The park is also designed for people with wheelchairs, by making the park wheelchair accessible.
Gallery
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A lake that can be seen from the trail
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Invasive plant reduction in progress sign at Lake Seminole Park
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Invasive tree marked for removal
References
- ^ "Lake Seminole Park". Pinellas County Florida. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
- "Walking Club - Exploring Lake Seminole". Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- Pinellas County Recycling Guide 2019
27°50′49″N 82°46′36″W / 27.847°N 82.7767°W / 27.847; -82.7767
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