Located in Franklin and Gulf Counties, Box-R
Wildlife Management Area secures 11,216 acres with nearly 7 miles
of frontage along Lake Wimico and the Jackson and Apalachicola
Rivers. Together with the adjacent Apalachicola River Wildlife and
Environmental Area, Box-R's tidal marshes, creeks, floodplain
swamps, hammocks and pine uplands are essential components of a
complex ecological system that accounts for the productivity of
Apalachicola Bay to the south. This is critical to the health of
recreational and commercial fisheries, a major component of the
local economy.
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Formerly known as the Box-R Ranch, this productive
area for deer, hog and turkey hunts was the private retreat of Ed
Ball, co-founder of the St. Joe Company. A full suite of public
hunting opportunities await sportsmen. Paddlers can explore
adjacent rivers and meandering creeks, while hikers, off-road
cyclists and equestrians can venture on existing roads and catch
glimpses of white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, ospreys,
red-shouldered hawks and other resident wildlife.
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View the Conceptual Management
Plan 
for Box-R Wildlife Management Area.
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