Moccasin Lake Nature Park, Clearwater

Moccasin Lake Nature Preserve is so awesome! The first thing we stopped by to view were the birds. My kids really enjoyed watching the Hawks and looking at the owls. Next, we decided to take the trail to see the turtle pond. We got to see them sunbathing, which was cute. You can then take the trail to the lake or a bird watching spot. The playground is clean and a good size as well. They had picnic shelters and a butterfly garden also. There is a nature center too, but we didn't have enough time to check it out. The parking lot is a decent size to accommodate visitors. Bathrooms are clean as well. We will be back!

Me and the hubby took the kids to one of the many events that they offered. It was the Jurassic Park, Day of Raptors event. They had a lot of fun things for the kids to do, food, music and even showed the original movie at 6pm on the grass. They had a great playground for the kids as well. Would've been nice if the trail to the lake wasn't closed, due to damage...but it was still a fun day. Also, the event was free to go to and all the activities for the kids were free, they even got to take home the things they made. My only complaints are that was a bit crowded and parking wasn't all that great. Also, the event was supposed to be "Jurassic Park" themed, but they didn't really have anything dinosaur. They did try to make up for that with the activities, but they could've advertised it a little bit better.

Love this place! Awesome nature Preserve hidden in the middle of residential neighborhood close to the Bay in Clearwater off of Drew Street. This is my second time coming here and it’s actually closed on Monday so I didn’t get a check for baby gators I didn’t see any gators. But their bird sanctuary is awesome the eagle will hop across and come up to you and talk to you! There’s a herd of peacocks everywhere that will follow you! Today I saw river otters but couldn’t get video or pictures of them cause they were so fast. There’s so many wild different animals here that are hidden amongst everything that are hard to spot but it’s fun place to explore, it’s a great place to get exercise and walk, its nature at its best in the middle of a residential neighborhood you can’t even tell you’re in a neighborhood. They also have a butterfly exhibit I think a bad exhibit also and they have classrooms they have reptile showings! Can’t wait to go back I’m gonna start going to hear more often! Thank you for taking care of all the animals here moccasin like nature park and please keep up the good work!

Great little park. Has a fantastic bird sanctuary up front with informational and friendly volunteers. The park features a lot of small walks and some walks near the water. The only thing I will warn (which is nothing the park can control) is there are wild pet peacocks who will attack cars. So be careful with that.

Entrance Fee: Free Basic Needs: Bathrooms and one water fountain area How well-maintained: Very well maintained besides the boardwalk which is under matienence :( Amount of people: Very few, maybe one to two families, and they had two very nice men in the nature center. How quiet it is: Very quiet, besides a few sections closer to the residential areas. Unique: Nature Center, Butterfly Garden, Turtle Exhibit, Bird Viewing place/trails size: Medium size, some parts of the trail are closed off Seating: Plenty of benches to sit and relax Whats allowed: No bikes, dogs, smoking, fishing, etc. Bugs: Very little to none Amenities: Playground Overall opinion: Very well maintained park, saw some cool sites, lots of turtles and the bird exhibit is cool.