| BALD POINT – The Department of Environmental
Protection today reopened Bald Point State Park in the Florida Panhandle. The
park is fully open and operational.
Bald Point State Park
146 Box Cut
Alligator Point, Florida 32346
Phone: 850-349-9146
Located on Alligator Point where Ochlockonee Bay meets Apalachee Bay, Bald
Point offers a multitude of land and water activities. Coastal marshes, pine
flatwoods and oak thickets provide a diversity of habitat for wildlife, creating
a popular birding spot. Monarch butterflies, bald eagles and other migratory
raptors are commonly sighted in the park as they head south for the winter.
Bald Point offers access to two Apalachee Bay beaches for swimming,
sunbathing, and fishing. Other activities include canoeing, kayaking,
windsurfing and hiking. Facilities include a fishing dock and picnic pavilions.
Located off U.S. 98, one mile south of Ochlockonee Bay. Take State Road 370 for
three miles to Bald Point Road.
For more information, visit
www.FloridaStateParks.org.
|
