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Bird Walk at Camp Helen State Park

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What: Bird Walk at Camp Helen State Park
When: Saturday, October 26, 2019
Time: 8:00 am to 7:45 am
Where: Camp Helen State Park

Start your morning off at Camp Helen State Park with a Saturday Bird Walk. Attendees will meet between 8:00AM - 8:15AM in the parking lot of Camp Helen. Emily Ellis will be lead through the park to look for a variety of shorebirds including plovers, terns, and herons, as well as migrating songbirds such as warblers and buntings.

Bring a picnic lunch, binoculars and/or camera, wear closed-toed shoes, long pants, and a hat.   

Camp Helen State Park is bordered on three sides by the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Powell, one of the largest coastal dune lakes in Florida. Coastal dune lakes are extremely rare worldwide; in the United States they occur only along the Gulf Coast. Prehistoric middens and mounds indicate that humans lived in the area more than 4,000 years ago. From 1945 until 1987, Camp Helen was a company resort for employees of an Alabama textile mill and some of the buildings are now being restored. Natural areas range from coastal dunes and salt marshes along the Gulf to freshwater wetlands and sand pine scrub along the lake. Activities include swimming, beachcombing, nature study, hiking, and both freshwater and saltwater fishing. 

Camp Helen State Park is located at 23937 Panama City Beach Parkway, just west of the Phillips Inlet Bridge on the Bay County and Walton County line. 

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Read more about Camp Helen State Park and see photo gallery at SoWal Parks | Camp Helen State Park.

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