Wading Trips
Wading Trips & Guided Walks
Get your feet wet and discover the wildlife of Southwest Florida with a CHEC Naturalist! Explore the seagrass beds of Lemon Bay by day or by night, join a guided nature walk through Charlotte County's parks and preserves, or book a private field trip for your school, club or organization.
Free Public Seagrass Wading Adventures
Third Friday of each month, October through April, at 9:00 am
Search for sea creatures and plants in Lemon Bay! Learn about unique aquatic plants and animals with help from a CHEC Naturalist.
All Free Seagrass Wading Trips in Lemon Bay begin at 9:00 am. From October to April, the trips take place on the third Friday of each month. Registration is limited to 12 participants.
Trips fill up quickly, so register early!
More Ways to Explore
Nighttime Seagrass Wading
Discover Lemon Bay from a whole new perspective! Join us once a month from October through April, on the last Tuesday of each month, for a guided wading adventure just before sunset.
With help from a CHEC Naturalist, you'll explore the shallow waters of Lemon Bay while searching for, catching, and releasing fascinating sea creatures. Along the way, learn about the unique aquatic plants and animals that call this important coastal habitat home.
Program Details: $15 per person, pre-paid. Registration is limited to 12 participants.
Guided Nature Walks
Explore Southwest Florida's pine flatwoods, wetlands, marshes, dry prairie and freshwater ponds with a trained naturalist. Locations include Charlotte Flatwoods, Bayshore Live Oak Park, Tippecanoe Environmental Park, Tippecanoe II Mitigation Park, Ann & Chuck Dever Regional Park, Oyster Creek Environmental Park, Bill Coy Preserve at Buck Creek, Amberjack Environmental Park and Cedar Point Environmental Park.
- May to October walks begin at 8:00 am on Wednesdays.
- November to April walks take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:00 am.
- Guided walks at Cedar Point begin at 9:00 am on the first Friday of each month, from November to March.
