Panama City Beach Conservation Park

Conservation Park is Panama City Beach‘s big backyard: about 2,900 acres of pine flatwoods and cypress wetlands north of the beach, owned and run by the city. The wetlands are part of the city’s water reuse system, and the result is one of the best free places on the coast to hike, bike and look for birds.

Trails

• More than 24 miles of trails in 12 routes, from 0.6 to 11 miles long
• Over a mile of boardwalk through cypress domes
• An outdoor classroom and a picnic pavilion

Good to know

• Hours: dawn to dusk, every day.
• Cost: free. The pavilion can be rented.
• Dogs: allowed on a leash, up to two per person.
• Not allowed: motor vehicles and horses.
• Getting there: take Griffin Boulevard north from Panama City Beach Parkway.
• Trail conditions: call (850) 233-5050 after heavy rain.