| Anclote Key Preserve State Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Anclote Keys Light | |
| Location | Pasco County, Florida,USA |
| Nearest city | Tarpon Springs, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28°11′35″N82°51′04″W / 28.19306°N 82.85111°W /28.19306; -82.85111 |
| Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Anclote Key Preserve State Park is aFlorida State Park and historic site, located onAnclote Key three miles (5 km) offTarpon Springs along theAtlantic coastal plain. Anclote Key Preserve State Park is only accessible by boat.[1]
Amenities include primitive camping on the northern portion of the island as well as picnic pavilions and grills. Wildlife includes theAmerican oystercatcher,bald eagle andpiping plover. The park is unique in that alighthouse, built in 1887, is on the southern end of the key inPinellas County, Florida.Three Rooker Island, south of Anclote and part of the preserve, remains an important Gulf Coast beach-nesting bird sanctuary.
The park has such amenities asbeaches,birding, primitivecamping,boating,fishing,hiking,picknicking areas andwildlife viewing.
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