Amenities

Multi-use trails, boardwalks, picnic tables, picnic shelter, benches, restrooms, parking

Experiences

The natural beauty of this park speaks for itself. As you explore the trails – either by horseback, by foot or by mountain bike – you can experience a piece of Old Florida. Winding, wooded trails weave through a moss-draped oak canopy, while the trickling Myakkahatchee Creek flows nearby. See a variety of native flowers and trees, including grass-pink orchid, butterwort, pine lilly, golden leather fern, wild pine and meadow jointvetch. Be sure to look for the wild orange trees scattered along the pathways. Wildlife abounds, with alligator, eastern indigo snake, gopher tortoise, deer, wild boar, nine-banded armadillo, barred owl, blue jay, great blue heron and great egret calling this land home. The park has several boardwalks offering great vantage points to observe the natural surroundings.

Habitats

Blackwater stream, pine flatwoods, marsh, oak-palm forest hammocks

Acreage

163 acres

Watershed

Myakka River

Who Owns and Maintains

Owned by the City of North Port; maintained by Sarasota County

Website

www.cityofnorthport.com

SCAT Bus stop and route

None