Lettuce Lake Park
28°4′13″N 82°22′15″W / 28.07028°N 82.37083°W / 28.07028; -82.37083
Lettuce Lake Park is a 240-acre (97 ha) Hillsborough County-run park just outside the city limits of Tampa, Florida. It is located on Fletcher Avenue between Interstate 75 and the University of South Florida. The Hillsborough River runs through it. The park opened in 1982.
Lettuce Lake Park features several boardwalks that wind through a variety Florida ecosystems; a fresh water wetland and flood plain, an oak-dominated hardwood forest, cypress domes, and the Hillsborough River. The park also contains a visitor's center, an observation tower, nature trails, picnic tables, barbecue pits, restrooms, an open play field, and a playground.
Audubon Resource Center
The Audubon Resource Center at Lettuce Lake Park, also known as ARC in the Park, is operated by the Tampa Audubon Society in the visitor center. The center features natural history exhibits and wildlife native to the Hillsborough River watershed, and provides environmental education programs and field trips for all ages.
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External links
- Lettuce Lake Park homepage
- BirdingAmerica's page on Lettuce Lake Park
- CitySearch page on Lettuce Lake Park
- Audubon Resource Center at Lettuce Lake Park - Tampa Audubon Society
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and museums
- Cracker Country
- Glazer Children's Museum
- Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
- Graphicstudio
- Henry B. Plant Museum
- Museum & Science and Industry
- SS American Victory
- Tampa Bay History Center
- Tampa Museum of Art
- USF Contemporary Art Museum
- Ybor City Museum State Park
points of interest
- Amalie Arena
- Babe Zaharias Golf Course
- Bayshore Boulevard
- The Castle
- Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
- The Straz Center
- MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Egmont Key
- Hillsborough River & State Park
- Lettuce Lake Park
- Port Tampa Bay
- Raymond James Stadium
- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
- Skatepark of Tampa
- Sulphur Springs Water Tower
- Sunshine Skyway Bridge
- Tampa Bay Downs
- Tampa Convention Center
- Tampa International Airport
- Tampa Riverwalk
- Tampa Theatre
- Tampa Union Station
- University of South Florida
- University of Tampa
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