The interior of the preserve features hiking paths, kayak and canoe waterways, bridges, picnic spots, a primitive campground, mangrove forests and a 53-foot-tall tower with a wide-open view of the Tampa Bay area. The preserve also serves the needs of many other creatures — 75 species of fish and marine invertebrates can be found in the preserve and more than 100 species of birds, including roseatte spoonbills, peregrine falcons, bald eagles and marsh sparrows.