Kendall Indian Hammocks County Park
Hammock and preserve in Kendall, Miami
A rare remnant of tropical hardwood hammock forest preserved within suburban Miami.
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What to see
- The 32-acre nature preserve protecting a mature tropical hardwood hammock known as the Snapper Creek Glade.
- A 1.5-mile unpaved trail winding beneath a thick canopy of live oaks, mastic, and willow bustic trees.
- Subtropical understory thickets featuring wild coffee, saw palmetto, and cocoplum along the forest floor.
- A nature-based playground landscaped with native sabal palms, gumbo limbo, Bahama senna, and thatch palms.
Plants you can see here
- Gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba
- Live oak Quercus virginiana
- Wild coffee Psychotria nervosa
- False mastic Sideroxylon foetidissimum
- Willow bustic Sideroxylon salicifolium
- Florida thatch palm Thrinax radiata
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Sources
- Kendall Indian Hammocks Park - Miami-Dade County
- Kendall Indian Hammocks Park - Florida Hikes
- Kendall Indian Hammocks Park Forest Playground - Landezine International Landscape Award
Written from these sources and checked against them by a reviewer model.
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