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Coastal Dune Lakes of South Walton

  • January 7, 2021
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Fish, hike, paddle and enjoy wildlife along the coastal dune lakes of South Walton Walton County is well known for its beautiful beaches and great fishing. Less known to those that have never visited the area, are the unique and scenic coastal dune lakes that dot the coastline along the area’s beach dune systems. Nestled along Scenic Highway 30A, Walton county’s coastal dune lakes are rare geological features that only occur in the Florida Panhandle, Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand and...

Learn about coastal dune lakes at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Feb. 15

Join Topsail Hill Preserve State Park and the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance on February 15, 2019 from 10 – 11 a.m. Come learn about the rare coastal dune llakes in Walton County. Meet at the clubhouse. This program is free with regular park admission.  Topsail Talks is a monthly educational discovery series with presentations from organizations and government agencies from outside the park on the third Friday of the month at 10 am in the clubhouse.  Future dates and topics are...

New interpretive signs embellish South Walton’s coastal dune lakes

Educational interpretive signs now embellish five of the 15 coastal dune lakes in South Walton. Stallworth, Alligator, Eastern, and Deer Lakes have joined Western Lake with educational messages along the 18.6-mile Timpoochee bicycle/walking trail. At the suggestion of the Coastal Dune Lake Advisory Board (CDLAB), and with the educational resources of Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA), the Walton County Tourist Development Council (Visit South Walton) installed the informative signage. The first sign was placed on Western Lake along the trail on...

Learn about coastal dune lakes at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Sept. 18

Date/time: Fri., Sept. 18th, 9 – 10 a.m. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invites you to an informational program on the rare coastal dune lakes found in the area. Two of these lakes can be found inside the protected area of the park. This all ages program will discuss what makes them so unique, what types of plants/animals can be found along the shores and which supported by the ecosystem and what you can do to help. Enter the park...