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If relaxing under the night sky or sitting quietly for hours watching wildlife wander is the adventure you're looking for then make your way to Calhoun County, FL.

Be sure to take photos and tag us on socials @visitcalhouncountyfl

Use the hashtag #visitcalco

With our rural landscapes free from light pollution the stars do shine a little brighter over CalCo. 

Visit the locations below for the best star gazing in Calhoun County. (click for map directions)

  • Ocheesee Landing

  • Scotts Ferry General Store & Campground Star Gazing Deck (reservations required)

  • Sam Atkins Park Dog Park (located behind the Panhandle Pioneer Settlement)

From reptiles & amphibians to insects & mammals...We share our woodland landscapes & waterways with some of nature's most beautiful and respected wildlife.

As with any outdoor adventuring please respect nature, keep a safe distance, and do not harm, feed, or approach wild animals.

Visit the locations below to search for Calhoun County wildlife. 

  • Blountstown Greenway

  • Sam Atkins Park Boardwalk

  • Lake Hilda

  • Florida Trail Altha Tract 

  • Scotts Ferry General Store & Campground

  • The Dead Lakes (water access only)

  • The Chipola River

  • The Apalachicola River

  • Chipola River Park Hwy 20

  • Ocheesee Landing

  • Oak Grove (Nadine Stone) Landing

  • Chipola River WMA

  • Juniper Creek WMA

CALCO WILDLIFE CHECK LIST

  • Whitetail Deer

  • Black Bear​

  • American Alligator

  • Squirrels (Grey & Southern Fox)

  • Raccoon

  • Coyote

  • Turkey

  • Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

  • Cottonmouth Moccasin

  • Oppossum

  • Honey Bee

  • Box Turtle

  • Gopher Tortoise

  • Fox

  • ​Bobcat

  • Wild Hog

  • Red Rat Snake

  • Grey Rat Snake (Oak Snake)

  • Frogs (Oak Toad, Southern Toad, American Bullfrog)

  • River Otter

If birdwatching is on your todo list we've got plenty of that too. Located inland and surrounded by diverse wetlands and timber forests Calhoun County is home to multiple bird species.

Visit the locations below for the best bird watching in Calhoun County, FL.

  • Blountstown Greenway

  • Sam Atkins Park Boardwalk

  • Lake Hilda

  • Florida Trail Altha Tract 

  • Scotts Ferry General Store & Campground (check in at store required)

  • The Dead Lakes (water access only)

  • The Chipola River

  • The Apalachicola River

  • Chipola River Park Hwy 20

  • Ocheesee Landing

  • Oak Grove (Nadine Stone) Landing

  • Johnny Boy Landing

  • Lamb Eddy Landing

  • Chipola River WMA

  • Juniper Creek WMA

EBIRD SIGHTING LIST

over 200 birds

CALCO BIRDING CHECK LIST

  • Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis

  • Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus

  • ​White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus

  • Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus

  • Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

  • Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

  • Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea

  • Snowy Egret Egretta thula

  • Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

  • Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus

  • Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

  • Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura

  • Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris

  • Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

  • Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina

  • White Ibis Eudocimus albus

  • Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

  • American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos

  • Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum

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