Snake Warrior Island Natural Area
Hammock and preserve in Miami Gardens, Miami
An elevated oak hammock and restored wetlands filled with native Florida trees and aquatic plants.
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What to see
- Elevated oak hammock shaded by mature live oaks, gumbo limbos, strangler figs, and redbays.
- Eight created freshwater wetlands and a central lake colonized by duck potato and spatterdock.
- Native understory shrubs along paths, including wild coffee, American beautyberry, and firebush.
- Wetland margins featuring bald cypress trees, red maples, alligator flag, and pickerelweed.
- Paved walking trails looping through restored marshes and hammock tree canopy.
Plants you can see here
- Live oak Quercus virginiana
- Gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba
- Strangler fig Ficus aurea
- Redbay Persea borbonia
- Bald cypress Taxodium distichum
- Red maple Acer rubrum
- Wild coffee Psychotria nervosa
- American beautyberry Callicarpa americana
- Firebush Hamelia patens
- Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
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East Greynolds Park
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Enchanted Forest Park
A 22-acre urban refuge of mature live oaks, hardwood hammock, and red mangroves along Arch Creek.
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