There isnt supposed to be any ATVs out there, as much as I would love to take mine out there again I follow the rules and only walk. The same cant be said for other people. Unfortunately, even after the state closed it off because people were being destructive (under the pretense of a wild life sanctuary) there are still some bad eggs that will go out of their way to go in with ATVs (dirt bikes). I grew up calling it the scrubs, its very pretty and has almost completely returned to nature. That being said, there is still tons of broken beer bottles scattered throughout the sand and trails. Theres tons of spent shotgun shells everywhere along with a plethora of other types of trash. This is the reason they closed it in the first place. All of this in consideration, I still enjoyed taking the kids on an impromptu hour long walk back to Curtis Creek where I used to go as a kid. School bus road was closed so this was an okay second choice.

Nice peaceful area with parking. Used parking as home base for a bike ride down local roadways. Only saw 3 cars on 1.5hour ride.

Its all most vergin nature. Cant get any better.

A wonderful example of our amazing Lake Wales Ridge. There are many endangered plants and animals that are found here and nowhere else on earth.Since Hurricane Irma in 2017 the Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental sign is down but the parking area and trails are open. (The sign is back!) There are no bathrooms or water so come prepared.Dont get this Tract of the LWRWE area confused with the Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge just to the South where there is no public entrance.

A nice quiet afternoon. Saw a couple on horses and that was it.