Welcome to a series of Kayak Caches in Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park. Free parking and Kayak launch is available at Sunrise Park off of Edgewater Drive. Additional option would be Port Charlotte Beach Park but there is a parking fee.
Caches were placed at low tide and most should be accessible by kayak. Enjoy natural Florida.
The osprey is smaller than the bald eagles that typically share the same habitats, but its five to six foot wingspan is impressive nonetheless. Adults are dark brown above with a white underside and head. Look for the distinctive dark line that extends behind the eye and the gull-like way the narrow wings are angled downward when the birds are in flight.
The osprey is found year-round in Florida both as a nesting species and as a spring and fall migrant passing between more northern areas and Central and South America. Ospreys in Florida did not suffer the serious pesticide-related population declines that occurred in other states in the 1950s and 1960s. Pesticides, shoreline development and declining water quality continue to threaten the abundance and availability of food and nest sites for ospreys.
This cache was placed with permission of the Florida Park Service.
For information about placing caches in THIS state park,
please contact the park office at 941-575-5816.
For further information about the Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park:
www.floridastateparks.org/charlotteharbor