SEAHORSE KEY AND CEDAR KEY LIGHT STATION OPEN HOUSE 2024
Visit Seahorse Key Marine Lab and the Cedar Key Light Station!
Seahorse Key is an island adjacent to the mainland on Cedar Key, managed by the Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges. On these free open house dates, the public is welcome to check out the UF IFAS NCBS field research lab, or explore the historical light station. Visitors can become immersed in the islands flora and fauna, featuring a winding dune side trail leading to the Gulf-facing beach. Transportation by personal vessel or tour boat (includes fee from tour company). Please contact the Cedar Key Welcome Center regarding tour boat operations.
Please note: Trails leading to the light station and beach are steep and primitive in some areas.
Take caution when loading and unloading vessels onto the floating docks, and navigating the natural areas of the trails and beach.
2024 Dates (9 am until 3 pm): October 14
Photo coutesy of Joe Hand Editor's Note:
The above was excerpted from the Nature Coast Biological Station's Monthly Newsetter, April 2024.
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