Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park
Facts and practical information
Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park is a 4,290-acre preserve, a unit of Florida State Park located 10 miles southwest of Pensacola, in northwestern Florida. It is home to four species of endangered pitcher plants, as well as other rare and endangered plant species. The rare, carnivorous white–top pitcher plant is unique to the Gulf Coast and found only between the Apalachicola and Mississippi rivers. Almost 100 other rare plants and animals depend on the wet prairie habitat, including the alligator snapping turtle, sweet pitcher plant, and Chapman's butterwort. Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park is located in Escambia County about 1.5 miles south of the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 98 and State Road 293. ()
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Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Perdido Key.