Tarkiln Bayou State Park Parking - Park in Pensacola - 2223 Bauer Rd, USA

This place is a wonderful pitstop. Big lagoon campground is a few miles down the road for camping. This trail is just over a mile long with lots of different plants

Great park, honor system entrance. Went just to see the carnivorous plants. Beautiful. Please stay on the path, plants are delicate and boot prints are ugly.

It was so incredibly quiet and the nature was breathtaking.

Well maintained parking area. But it's on a busy two lane road. Overflow parking was on the side of the road and seemed dangerous. Two good trails from here. One is concrete or boardwalk out to the bayou. The other broad and a little sandy. I went on a busy April weekend and ironically they was nobody on the paved trail. Not a lot of diversity in ecological communities, but we saw some pitcher plants and sundews, and watched ospreys catch fish. Definitely worth visiting but I'd go on a week day.

Nice place to hike! Wide open trails in a woodsy environment. Peaceful, quiet, don't hear traffic! There's a one mile paved loop and a 7 mile hike in the woods in clear, mostly open paths. If it has rained, prepare for some muddy marshy areas you will have to find a way around in the tall grasses and brush. Careful of snakes as there is a lot of tall grasses and pine straw they like to bask in on a sunny day. I saw a small corn snake which was basking in the middle of the path. I didn't see him until he slithered away. He was harmless, but there may be some that are not. Just be aware and wear long pants preferably Jean's and closed toe shoes. If you keep hiking straight you'll come to the end where it meets the gulf shores. Very beautiful, and miles of beach!

Perfect for my school project involving animal tracks. I found many deer tracks, raccoon tracks, and squirrel tracks. I also used my Seek app to learn about the different plants there. I love that much of the area is still untouched.

Great place to come take a stroll mostly shaded!

Great place for a long walk or hike. Bring proper shoes and drinking water if you're planning the longer bay trail. The shorter trail is a very easy walk. Definitely consider the weather, there isn't much shade and the longer trail it can get very muddy after a good rain.