Florida Outdoors: Green Cay

Green Cay
Address: 12800 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33437

(561) 966-7000	n/a	Website	Map	Open all year	Sunrise to Sunset Boardwalk only

At Visitor Center	Plenty of Parking Spaces in front of the Nature Center	Beautiful Center at the Entrance area Limited Opening times	Accessible	None	1 1/2 loops – so no signage required

At Visitor Center. Rain huts throughout the loop	Resting areas readily available on the boardwalk loop	No Pets allowed	Biking not allowed	Quite easy to hike. Manageable loops	No entrance Fees
	Green Cay is a wonderful place. Typical Wetlands with a lot of Duckweed Cover. Small Hammock Islands with a variety of different vegetation create different habitats for a wide variety of Wildlife
	Throughout the Year Green Cay is worth a visit. The duckweed covered water areas offer a unique Canvas for images – and of course duckweed covered Gators, Turtles and Waterbirds.
	The place is full of Ducks – Black bellied Whistling Ducks, Teals, mottled Ducks, Moorhens, Coots, Purple Galinule, Turtles, Green Herons, Limpkin and so much more!
	Layout and cleanliness are very good. In the wintertime migrant birds add to the mix. Like Painted Buntings, Yellow rumped Warblers and other Songbirds.
	A little problematic for the avid photographer is the traffic. Lots of people use the boardwalk for recreation – and they often times are loud and scare animals away. Especially the weekends are pretty packed. If that were not the case – it sure would have made the top grade.
	Early Morning. Great sunrise shots from the Visitor Center and the trail to the left. Sunsets are beautiful, too, but even during the day it does not get boring.
	Late Fall to early spring is the best time to visit. Migrant Bird add to the resident population. But regardless of the season – Green Cay is a place you really don’t want to miss, when you’re in the area.

		Excellent location, offering unique shot opportunities with it’s Duckweed cover over large areas. A good idea might be to avoid weekends and holidays for all the traffice this beautiful place endures.


Green Cay Overview

Peaceful Morning by Hank Halsey©	Ominous Sky by kjpweb©

Classic Green Cay Sunrise by FraggleRed©	6 a.m. at Green Cay by FraggleRed©