Amenities

Hiking/walking trails, picnic shelter, park benches, limited parking

Experiences

While exploring the preserve’s network of trails, you will enjoy the diverse habitats found here including scrub, pine flatwoods and seasonal wetlands. This is good place to see gopher tortoises, swallowtail butterflies, and an assortment of song birds and wildflowers, such as spiderwort and beautyberry.

The preserve has more than four miles of hiking trails, including the 1.5 mile Tim Cash Loop Trail. The trails are unpaved but accessible for most visitors. All trail intersections are marked with numbered markers. Some trails may flood after heavy rainfall and several may be wet year round where crossing creeks and ditches. Water, sun block, insect repellant, a rain jacket and sturdy shoes are recommended for hiking.

History

This 132 acre preserve, purchased in 2006 through the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program, is named after Old Miakka, the historic rural community where the preserve is located.

Habitats

Scrub, pine flatwoods, seasonal wetlands

Acreage

132 acres

Watershed

Myakka River

Who Owns and Maintains

Owned and maintained by Sarasota County

Website

www.scgov.net

SCAT Bus stop and route

None