Place · Outdoors

Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park

When

Visit on your schedule8 AM to 6 PM daily

Where

Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park8001 Double Branch Rd., Tampa, FL 33635Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

All ages

Cost

$2 per vehicle, up to 8 people per vehicle; canoe/kayak rental $25 for up to four hours

Organizer

Hillsborough County Conservation & Environmental Lands Management

A 596-acre peninsular county park founded in 1982 for nature study and passive recreation, protecting mangrove forests, salt marshes, freshwater marshes, coastal hammocks and pine flatwoods. Visitors can hike nature trails and boardwalks, look for gopher tortoises and bobcats, use the centrally located playground and picnic shelters, and visit the nature center with interpretive exhibits and live animal displays of fish, snakes and turtles. A canoe/kayak launch gives access to the creek and bay; canoes and kayaks can be rented at the nature center front desk (rentals may be suspended during small craft advisories).