STAND UP PADDLEBOARDING IN PALM HARBOR EMPOWER ADVENTURES TAMPA BAY impressive of all is the land’s history as a significant Native American settlement. Ponder what the Tocabaga’s life was like as you ascend the ancient mound they left behind, now a national historic site. Locals tip: Look for a family of Great Horned Owls in the old oak tree just ahead of the mound. MOBBLY BAYOU WILDERNESS PRESERVE Experience the whoosh of ziplining, careening over the lush canopies and serene waters of Old Tampa Bay. Empower Adventures Tampa Bay sets up at Oldsmar’s Mobbly Bayou Wilderness Preserve and offers outdoor-fun activities that also include paddleboarding, climbing and rappelling. You can take to the water from a canoe launch, play with the kids at a playground or cavort with the fur children at Janice Miller Bark Park . For a more insightful experience, visit the Lynn Rives Environmental Education Center . Or, fish from a peaceful dock. Free parking, lookout towers and trails are also featured at the Oldsmar preserve. PADDLEBOARD RENTALS AT PASS-A-GRILLE BEACH JOHN R. CHESNUT SR. PARK In a suburban area that features neighborhoods with “Woods” and “Glen” on their entrance signs, Chesnut Park is a sizable patch of the real thing in Palm Harbor. Spacious and shady, the park gets love VISITSTPETECLEARWATER.COM 53
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