CANNAN BEND unit
PUBLIC USE
The 189-acre Cannan Bend Recreational Area purchased by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2018, includes a 30-acre freshwater lake and a half mile walking trail through a coastal live oak forest. MAP PARK MAP
The 189-acre Cannan Bend Recreational Area purchased by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2018, includes a 30-acre freshwater lake and a half mile walking trail through a coastal live oak forest. MAP PARK MAP
This one-time sand quarry is now a 30 acre freshwater lake with depths to 50 feet. Shoreline fishing is allowed only from the north side of the lake and from the fishing piers. The lake features Crappie, Sunfish, Large Mouth Bass, and Catfish.
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A boat ramp with parking is located on the north side of the lake. Combustion engines are prohibited
to protect this fragile habitat and wildlife. Boats with electric motors, kayaks, and canoes are allowed. |
The Hickner Birding Trail is a half-mile crushed granite trail that loops though a 20-acre coastal, live oak forest that borders the east side of the lake. At different times of the year, one can find migrating waterfowl, warblers, assorted song birds, woodpeckers, sparrows as well as the resident bird population. A total of 189 species of birds and waterfowl were recorded during weekly bird surveys from October 2020 to June 2021. Alligators have been seen along the lake's banks as well as many other amphibians, insects and mammals.
