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. 

Cypress Lakes Preserve

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Make reservations with: Joe

naturecoastjoe@aol.com or 813-468-0870

Cypress Lakes Preserve is one of Hernando County’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands that is seldom visited. Joe Murphy will guide us on this 331-acre property as we walk about 1.5 miles on the Florida National Scenic Trail looking for birds and other wildlife.

Hernando County has created a small parking lot at the Olancha/Ridge Manor Blvd. entrance of the preserve. Please park there, but please do not block the gate. Overflow parking is available along Ridge Manor Blvd. just outside of the gate. The trail is of moderate difficulty and, depending on conditions, can be sandy or muddy in sections. In addition to looking for birds, we will focus on the preserve's history and land management.

There are no restrooms or drinking water.