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| name = Big Talbot Island State Park |
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| location = [[Duval County, Florida]], [[United States|USA]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Big Talbot Island State Park''' is a [[Florida State Parks|state park]] in [[Florida]], United States. It is located on Big Talbot Island, a coastal [[barrier island]] 20 miles east of downtown [[Jacksonville]] on [[Florida State Road A1A|A1A North]] and immediately north of [[Little Talbot Island State Park]] along the [[Atlantic coastal plain]]. |
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'''Big Talbot Island State Park''' is a [[Florida State Parks| |
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The park is a nature preserve and a location for nature study, bird-watching, or photography. Other activities include hiking, bicycling, fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and picnicking. Amenities include picnic pavilions, nature trails, a fishing pier, a boat ramp, bike trails and beaches. The park is open from 8:00 am till sundown year round. |
The park is a nature preserve and a location for nature study, bird-watching, or photography. Other activities include hiking, bicycling, fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and picnicking. Amenities include picnic pavilions, nature trails, a fishing pier, a boat ramp, bike trails and beaches. The park is open from 8:00 am till sundown year round. |
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The coastal landscape and beach at Big Talbot Island is unique within the state of [[Florida]] for its rock-like sedimentary [[hardpan]] soil deposits underlying the surface. Where these formations are exposed in the shallow waters surrounded the island they provide habitat for molluscs, crabs, oysters, and other [[tide pool]] creatures. The formations and sand on Blackrock Beach are much darker in contrast to the [[coquina]] formations at [[Washington Oaks State Gardens]], about 60 miles southward on the coastal highway [[A1A]], and the limestone outcroppings at [[Blowing Rocks Preserve]] over 250 miles further south. The beach can be accessed through the park entrance or through the [[trailhead]] parking area adjacent to the Blackrock Trail. |
The coastal landscape and beach at Big Talbot Island is unique within the state of [[Florida]] for its rock-like sedimentary [[hardpan]] soil deposits underlying the surface. Where these formations are exposed in the shallow waters surrounded the island they provide habitat for molluscs, crabs, oysters, and other [[tide pool]] creatures. The formations and sand on Blackrock Beach are much darker in contrast to the [[coquina]] formations at [[Washington Oaks State Gardens]], about 60 miles southward on the coastal highway [[A1A]], and the limestone outcroppings at [[Blowing Rocks Preserve]] over 250 miles further south. The beach can be accessed through the park entrance or through the [[trailhead]] parking area adjacent to the Blackrock Trail. At the end of the Blackrock Trail is [[Boneyard Beach (Florida)|Boneyard Beach]]. Here, skeletons of oaks sit along the shoreline. Big Talbot's Boneyard Beach is not recommended for swimming but is popular with photographers.<ref>Fodor's Florida 2014 0770432573 Big Talbot, with its Boneyard Beach of wind-twisted trees,is not recommended for swimming but is a photographer's paradise. .</ref><ref>Popular Photography - febr. 2007 - Page 34 "FLORIDA: A GUIDE TO NATURE AND PHOTOGRAPHY by John Netherton (Cumberland Valley Press, 1990). Out of print ... HIGHLIGHTS: Boneyard Beach is littered with tree skeletons. "</ref><ref>Blair Witherington, Dawn Witherington ''Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas'' 1561644900 - 2011</ref> |
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Big Talbot and [[Little Talbot]] are two of only a few remaining undeveloped barrier islands within Florida. They were first inhabited by a Native American group called the [[Timucua]]. Beginning with the arrival of the French in 1562, France, England, and Spain claimed the islands as colonial territory. In 1735, General [[James Oglethorpe]] named the Talbot Islands in honor of [[Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot|Charles Talbot]], [[Lord High Chancellor of |
Big Talbot and [[Little Talbot]] are two of only a few remaining undeveloped barrier islands within Florida. They were first inhabited by a Native American group called the [[Timucua]]. Beginning with the arrival of the French in 1562, France, England, and Spain claimed the islands as colonial territory. In 1735, General [[James Oglethorpe]] named the Talbot Islands in honor of [[Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot|Charles Talbot]], [[Lord Chancellor|Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain]]. Along with the bordering [[Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve]], the islands are representative of several ecosystems and support a number of diverse natural habitats abundant with wildlife. |
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==Ecology== |
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==Flora== |
==Flora== |
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Vegetation includes southern live oaks (''[[Quercus virginiana]]''), [[holly]] |
Vegetation includes southern live oaks (''[[Quercus virginiana]]''), [[holly|hollies]], [[magnolia]]s, hickories (''[[Hickory|Carya]]'' spp.), cabbage palmettos (''[[Sabal palmetto]]''), [[sea oat]]s, and saw palmettos (''[[Serenoa repens]]''). |
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==Fauna== |
==Fauna== |
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This state park is home to [[American alligator|alligator]]s, [[sea turtle]]s, [[Gopherus polyphemus|Florida gopher tortoises]], [[West Indian manatee]]s, [[white-tailed deer]], [[North American river otter|river otters]], [[marsh rabbit]]s, [[raccoon]]s, [[bobcat]]s, [[fox]]es, [[Virginia opossum]]s, [[eastern gray squirrel]]s, [[eastern garter snake]]s, [[Carolina anole]]s, [[broad-headed skink]]s, [[pileated woodpecker]]s, [[northern cardinal]]s, [[bald eagle]]s, [[barred owl]]s, [[peregrine falcon]]s, [[painted bunting]]s, and [[Florida scrub jay]]s. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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File:Big Talbot Island State Park Beach.jpg| |
File:Big Talbot Island State Park Beach.jpg|Driftwood on the beach is common |
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File:Picnic shelter and deck-Big Talbot Island.jpg|Picnic shelter and deck |
File:Picnic shelter and deck-Big Talbot Island.jpg|Picnic shelter and deck, Big Talbot Island |
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File:Blackrock Beach-Big Talbot Island.jpg|Blackrock Beach |
File:Blackrock Beach-Big Talbot Island.jpg|Blackrock Beach, Big Talbot Island |
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File:Unique hardpan formations-Blackrock Beach.jpg|Unique hardpan formations |
File:Unique hardpan formations-Blackrock Beach.jpg|Unique hardpan formations, Blackrock Beach |
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File:Spiders above the Blackrock Trail-Big Talbot Island.jpg|Spiders above the Blackrock Trail |
File:Spiders above the Blackrock Trail-Big Talbot Island.jpg|Spiders above the Blackrock Trail, Big Talbot Island |
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File:Golden silk (Banana) spider-Big Talbot Island.jpg| |
File:Golden silk (Banana) spider-Big Talbot Island.jpg|[[Trichonephila clavipes|Golden silk orb-weaver]], Big Talbot Island |
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File:Centrosema virginianum-Big Talbot Island.jpg|Spurred butterfly pea (''Centrosema virginianum'') |
File:Centrosema virginianum-Big Talbot Island.jpg|Spurred butterfly pea (''[[Centrosema virginianum]]'') |
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File:Railroad Vine-Big Talbot Island.jpg| |
File:Railroad Vine-Big Talbot Island.jpg|[[Ipomoea pes-caprae|Beach morning glory]], Big Talbot Island |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Portal|Florida}} |
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*[https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Big-Talbot-Island Florida Online Park Guide - Big Talbot Island State Park] |
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==External links== |
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*[https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/big-talbot-island-state-park Big Talbot Island State Park] at [https://www.floridastateparks.org Florida State Parks] |
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*[https://ca.dep.state.fl.us/mapdirect/?focus=parksmain&ts=1498141117321&customized=parksmain&zoom=latlon&latDD=30.4813448&lonDD=-81.44167688&scale=36112&basemap=topo&topics=*PARKS_ENTRANCES,*PARKS_POINTS_OF_INTEREST,*PARKS_CAMPING_SITES,*PARKS_STRUCTURES_VW,*PARKS_TRAILS,*PARKS_AND_REC_AREAS Florida Online Park Guide - Talbot Islands map] |
*[https://ca.dep.state.fl.us/mapdirect/?focus=parksmain&ts=1498141117321&customized=parksmain&zoom=latlon&latDD=30.4813448&lonDD=-81.44167688&scale=36112&basemap=topo&topics=*PARKS_ENTRANCES,*PARKS_POINTS_OF_INTEREST,*PARKS_CAMPING_SITES,*PARKS_STRUCTURES_VW,*PARKS_TRAILS,*PARKS_AND_REC_AREAS Florida Online Park Guide - Talbot Islands map] |
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*[http://www.talbotislands.com Friends of Talbot Islands State Parks] |
*[http://www.talbotislands.com Friends of Talbot Islands State Parks] |
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*[http://www.floridastateparks.org/history/parkhistory.cfm?parkid=58 Florida Online Park Guide - Talbot Islands history] |
*[http://www.floridastateparks.org/history/parkhistory.cfm?parkid=58 Florida Online Park Guide - Talbot Islands history] |
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*[http://floridabirdingtrail.com/ The Great Florida Birding Trail] |
*[http://floridabirdingtrail.com/ The Great Florida Birding Trail] |
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*[http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/florida/placesweprotect/ |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110910145624/http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/florida/placesweprotect/machaba-balu-preserve.xml Machaba Balu Preserve - The Nature Conservancy] |
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[[Category:State parks of Florida]] |
[[Category:State parks of Florida]] |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Duval County, Florida, USA |
| Nearest city | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30°28′59″N 81°26′24″W / 30.48306°N 81.44000°W / 30.48306; -81.44000 |
| Established | 1982 |
| Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Big Talbot Island State Park is a state parkinFlorida, United States. It is located on Big Talbot Island, a coastal barrier island 20 miles east of downtown JacksonvilleonA1A North and immediately north of Little Talbot Island State Park along the Atlantic coastal plain.
The park is a nature preserve and a location for nature study, bird-watching, or photography. Other activities include hiking, bicycling, fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and picnicking. Amenities include picnic pavilions, nature trails, a fishing pier, a boat ramp, bike trails and beaches. The park is open from 8:00 am till sundown year round.
The coastal landscape and beach at Big Talbot Island is unique within the state of Florida for its rock-like sedimentary hardpan soil deposits underlying the surface. Where these formations are exposed in the shallow waters surrounded the island they provide habitat for molluscs, crabs, oysters, and other tide pool creatures. The formations and sand on Blackrock Beach are much darker in contrast to the coquina formations at Washington Oaks State Gardens, about 60 miles southward on the coastal highway A1A, and the limestone outcroppings at Blowing Rocks Preserve over 250 miles further south. The beach can be accessed through the park entrance or through the trailhead parking area adjacent to the Blackrock Trail. At the end of the Blackrock Trail is Boneyard Beach. Here, skeletons of oaks sit along the shoreline. Big Talbot's Boneyard Beach is not recommended for swimming but is popular with photographers.[1][2][3]
Big Talbot and Little Talbot are two of only a few remaining undeveloped barrier islands within Florida. They were first inhabited by a Native American group called the Timucua. Beginning with the arrival of the French in 1562, France, England, and Spain claimed the islands as colonial territory. In 1735, General James Oglethorpe named the Talbot Islands in honor of Charles Talbot, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. Along with the bordering Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, the islands are representative of several ecosystems and support a number of diverse natural habitats abundant with wildlife.
Habitats preserved by the park include beach, coastal scrub, coastal hammock, estuary, and tidal marshes. Parts of the salt marsh surrounding Big Talbot Island are included in the Machaba Balu Preserve.
Vegetation includes southern live oaks (Quercus virginiana), hollies, magnolias, hickories (Carya spp.), cabbage palmettos (Sabal palmetto), sea oats, and saw palmettos (Serenoa repens).
This state park is home to alligators, sea turtles, Florida gopher tortoises, West Indian manatees, white-tailed deer, river otters, marsh rabbits, raccoons, bobcats, foxes, Virginia opossums, eastern gray squirrels, eastern garter snakes, Carolina anoles, broad-headed skinks, pileated woodpeckers, northern cardinals, bald eagles, barred owls, peregrine falcons, painted buntings, and Florida scrub jays.
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