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Wood Ibis Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 260 Google reviews · Running trail in Gulfport, Florida · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Loop distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Wood Ibis Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Casual park with an oyster-shell path around a pond, with a fountain and gazebo, plus bird-watching activity.
What runners say about Wood Ibis Park
“The party is well maintained, there are many seating areas and the wildlife are very enjoyable to watch.”
“Wood Ibis Park is a beautiful place to take a short walk.”
“Awesome views and plenty of shade on a hot summer day”
Wood Ibis Park is a beautiful place to take a short walk. The pond with its fountains provides picturesque views and the perfect place for the Wood Ibis to take advantage of the water and nourishment.
Cool park, circular trail, allows dogs, cute pavillions and water, variety of birds: they seemed to all get along in harmony, and even saw a snake. Cold water fountain. No public restroom. Not alot of shade. Trails are shell/sand. Ideal place to come and relax, eat your lunch, do homework! 🙂
The park is appropriately named as there are plenty of wood ibis enjoying the fountains on the lakes as the butterflies flit through the flowers. The short little loop is off the beaten path of Gulfport. As most locals know, this is a great place to walk your dog, but you aren't going to have a picnic here.
Great place to relax. Loaded with wildlife that isn't afraid of you.saw many ibis's, turtles galore, including a couple of large softshells, a spoonbill, and squirrels. Few people and a quarter mile shell path around the pond. Plenty of shade and benches for a warm day.
Trail conditions & character
“Cool park, circular trail, allows dogs, cute pavillions and water, variety of birds: they seemed to all get along in harmony, and even saw a snake.”
“There are also plenty of places to sit and relax taking in the view.”
“Nice wooded area to walk through or to take the dogs for a run and roll in the sand!”
“The short little loop is off the beaten path of Gulfport.”
Plan your run at Wood Ibis Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadrestrooms, water — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websitemygulfport.us
Hours
| Monday | 6:30 am–8 pm |
| Tuesday | 6:30 am–8 pm |
| Wednesday | 6:30 am–8 pm |
| Thursday | 6:30 am–8 pm |
| Friday | 6:30 am–8 pm |
| Saturday | 6:30 am–8 pm |
| Sunday | 6:30 am–8 pm |
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