Chapel Trail
Nature Preserve - Pembroke Pines, FL
Pictures, a video clip and visitor info
from a trip to Chapel Trail Nature Preserve Park in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
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| The Chapel
Trail Nature Preserve is a free family friendly attraction located
in southwestern Broward County that features a 1650 foot long
boardwalk through 450 acres of wetlands. To reach the Chapel Trail Nature Preserve Park, set your GPS unit for 19800 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines, FL 33026. Or just look for the sign in the picture above on the South side of Sheridan St. just West of NW 196th Avenue. There is plenty of free parking at Chapel Trail Nature Preserve. Visitors are welcome at the park from Monday through Sunday 7:30 AM to dusk every day of the year. Canoe rentals are available on Saturdays from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Renting a canoe costs $15 for 4 hours or $25 for the entire day. |
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 Cooper's Hawk |
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 Boat & Canoe Rentals |
| Some of the animals that are commonly seen at Chapel Trail Nature Preserve include marsh rabbits, American alligators, turtles, largemouth bass, deer, and a variety of bird species. For more information about the park, call (954) 443-4861. | ||
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 Green Frog |
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 Purple Flower |
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 Boardwalk |
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 Common Snapping Turtle |
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 Wood Stork |
 Opossum |
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 Gray Fox |
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 Anhinga (Snake Bird) |
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 Frog Eggs |
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 Soft Shell Turtle |
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| During our visit to
Chapel Trail Nature Preserve Park, I captured a few short video clips and
later edited them together into a short movie. To view the video, click on
the blue link below. To download the video to your hard drive, right click
on the link and choose "Save Target As" or "Save Link As". |
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Chapel Trail Nature Preserve Video Clip - Pembroke Pines, FL |
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 Bull In Field Eating Grass |
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 Red Millipede |
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 Coco Plum Tree |
 Coco Plum Fruit |
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 Pond Apples |
 Chapel Trail Parking Lot |
 Marsh Hare |
| For more of my related photo galleries, click on the following links: Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Discovery & Science, Encantada Community - Pembroke Pines, Yamato Scrub Park - Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale Intracoastal Waterway, Spanish River Park - Boca Raton, South Beach Park - Boca Raton, Butterfly World - Coconut Creek, Mai Kai Polynesian Restaurant - Ft. Lauderdale, Pro Dive Scuba - Ft. Lauderdale, Daggerwing Nature Center - Boca Raton, Bonnet House Museum & Gardens - Ft. Lauderdale, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center - Boca Raton, Ski Rixen Cable Park - Deerfield Beach, Green Cay Wetlands - Boynton Beach, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden - Coral Gables, Zoo Miami, American Orchid Society - Delray Beach, Palm Beach Zoo, Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, Everglades Holiday Park, Red Reef Park - Boca Raton, Wakodahatchee Wetlands - Delray Beach, Morikami Japanese Gardens, Gator Park Airboat Tour, Florida Renaissance Festival, Markham Park - Sunrise, Fort Lauderdale Beach, and Flamingo Gardens - Davie. | ||