Field Trip Guidelines: Field trips are open to anyone interested in birding. Non-members are welcome.  All trips are free unless the locale has an entrance fee or a charge for parking. We recommend sturdy shoes, comfortable clothing, insect repellent, sunscreen, and water or other suitable beverages. Please contact the trip leader to indicate that you plan to attend and to get any information about changes in plan. 

McKethan Lake Day Use Recreation Area

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Make reservations with: Claudia

camsler36@gmail.com or 813-244-0305

McKethan Lake Day Use Recreation Area is on U.S. 41, 0.5 mile north of Lake Lindsey Road (County Road 476), north of Brooksville. At 8 a.m. meet in the parking lot on the left, just inside the entrance.

There is a $2 per person park fee. The trip leader will collect the $2 fee from participants and pay Forestry a lump sum. Please bring exact cash.

McKethan Lake Day Use Recreation Area habitat includes a hardwood hammock, a marsh, and a wetland prairie as well as open water on the lake itself. This provides an opportunity to view a variety of birds including waterfowl, herons, egrets, songbirds, and raptors. We will walk on a trail through the hardwood hammock and observe the lake, marsh, and wetland prairie. Total walking distance will be approximately 1.5 miles. There are restrooms and drinking water.