Garcon Point is a peninsula located south of
Milton and directly across
Escambia Bay
Escambia Bay is a bay located in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, in the far western Florida Panhandle. The city of Pensacola is located on the western side, and the town of Milton is located on the northeastern end of the two-pronged bay. ...
from
Pensacola
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal ...
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Roads
There are two major roads that link Garcon Point with the surrounding cities.
* Avalon Boulevard
* Garcon Point Road
Environment
The area is mostly marsh and swamp and contains mostly
pine
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family (biology), family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic ...
trees. It also serves as an important watershed, filtering water for the surrounding bays and their ecosystems.
Wildlife
Garcon Point contains at least 13 endangered and or threatened plant and animal species.
Some notable species are:
* the
Pitcher plant
Pitcher plants are several different carnivorous plants which have modified leaves known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. The traps of what are considered to be "true" pitcher p ...
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Sarracenia leucophylla
''Sarracenia leucophylla'', also known as the crimson pitcherplant, purple trumpet-leaf or white pitcherplant, is a carnivorous plant in the genus ''Sarracenia''.
Distribution
Like all the sarracenias, it is native to North America. The species ...
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Nature Trails
There are some very notable nature and bike trails along the east coast of the peninsula. These trails, totaling 2.7 miles are maintained by the Florida Trail Association.
Demographics
Population: 347 (2010)
Population Growth: -27.25% since 2006-2010
Population Density: 179.21/sq mi
References
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Landforms of Santa Rosa County, Florida
Peninsulas of Florida