Where to see a Brown Rat in Florida

The Brown Rat is recorded in the counties of 54 Florida state parks (research-grade iNaturalist observations). Ranked by how often it is observed in each area:

  1. Henderson Beach State Park
  2. Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park
  3. Cayo Costa State Park
  4. Lovers Key State Park
  5. Gasparilla Island State Park
  6. Little Talbot Island State Park
  7. Big Talbot Island State Park
  8. Estero Bay Preserve State Park
  9. Caloosahatchee River State Park
  10. Mound Key Archeological State Park
  11. Fort George Island Cultural State Park
  12. Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park
  13. Collier-Seminole State Park
  14. Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park
  15. Barefoot Beach State Preserve
  16. Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
  17. Anastasia State Park
  18. Faver-Dykes State Park
  19. Matanzas State Forest
  20. Butler Beach State Park
  21. Deep Creek State Forest
  22. Myakka River State Park
  23. Oscar Scherer State Park
  24. Myakka State Forest
  25. Pan-American State Park

These are county-level records โ€” the species is documented in the area around each park, which is a strong steer rather than a guarantee for the park itself.

Brown Rat in other states โ†’ ยท All Florida state parks โ†’