Francis Bay Trail
Birdwatchers flock to this salt pond to see what avian visitors are on the island.
Plan Around Francis Bay Trail
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Francis Bay Trail Details
This two-part trail includes a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk providing access to a beautiful corner of the park, where birdwatching is fabulous. The boardwalk -- all 650-feet of it -- runs alongside a salt pond and includes a little wooden pier, one of several great places to spot birds. This segment of the trail is a half-mile round trip and can take anywhere from a few minute to a few hours to complete -- it all depends on how many birds you spot. (In all seriousness, this section will only take 15 minutes to complete.) The second section of the trail is 0.8 miles round-trip and passes by the ruins of the Francis Bay Estate House, offering good views of the salt pond and another nice vantage from which you can watch for birds.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
0.6 miles
Estimated time
15 minutes
Region
N/A
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