Bellingrath Gardens is a former fish camp on the banks of the Fowl River whose owners, Walter and Bessie Bellingrath, converted to a garden with both formal and natural features.
The entire 900-acre complex is a bird sanctuary and there is an observation tower overlooking the Fowl River and salt marsh. Although good year-round, birding potential for neotropical migrants increases during the spring and fall months. Cruises through the waters of the Fowl River aboard the Southern Belle are available March through November.
