This charming park will become a 5 star when all maintenance is completed. Right now they are replacing the damaged and rotten wood walkways.Because of that, some areas are closed, such as the tower and the nature center.Beware of slippery areas due to rain saturation. Some spots are flooded.Despite those little problems, this park is perfect for day gatherings, barbecues, hiking, biking, or just bringing the kids for fun.There are fully functioning bathrooms and outdoor running water.

Jacksonville nature at its finest. Various trails for different skills. BMX, mountain bike riding, walking trails.

Nice place to hike, ride your bikes.. they have archery, dog park, hiking trails bicycle trails, bmx trails... walking the trails and hearing the sounds of nature.. upkeep needs a little attention but it looks like they are in the process of cleaning up from storm damage

The park was nice But a lot of mud and water in the trails But that wasn’t the problem Because nature is natural. So overall the park deserves 5 stars But my experience is what gave it one star. I was approached By some guy who had Been following me for some time down the trail and he tried to grab my privates. I obviously stopped him and struck him in the face but just the lack of park rangers was crazy. Like I had to search for a couple minutes before I ultimately found them and they asked me “did I contact the police”.... idk it’s not really there fault but I just feel as though they need more security to be present because it’s kids, ladies, and older folks at the park who could have been seriously hurt today

Great walking trail. Easy to find with great parking. They have a big play area for children. Different trails with varying lengths that are clearly marked.

Great park. The “shady people” mentioned in the previous review are making much needed renovations to some of the boardwalk and repairing/adding in stairs so that people can easily walk from those boardwalks to the brick road without having to walk on unmarked paths.

Very nice park. The observation tower was closed for maintenance so we will be back to check that out. Nice picnic area and a little play ground. Trails are well kept and marked.

It’s a beautiful park that covers a lot of area. Had a Family photo shoot there and am very happy with the outcome!

Great park with beautiful woods. Multiple hiking and biking trails to enjoy nature. The boardwalks through the forests are showing their age and need to be replaced in the near future.

Large parking areas, two different dog parks for the big and littles, nice easy trails

First time taking my mtb to a real trail and loved it! Got lost a bit but it was fun!

Had a great time exploring the park. It has many wonderful things to do for all ages. We cant wait to bring our Granddaughter back to the playground. There was an archery club that we didnt get a chance to see. As well as a few other things. We however really enjoyed our time we did spend hiking around exploring.

Beautiful place to walk through the woods. Old WW1 brick road is amazing, as are views from tree tower.

Great place to MTB, pump track, bridges, drop-offs and just fun trails. Surprisingly good mix of terrain for a pretty flat area. The military planes going overhead while riding is awesome! SORBAJAX folks (or anyone else volunteering) are a great community to make this happen.... check it out!

Great environment not only for the kids to have fun. But also a very good place to learn about the environment. I myself enjoy walking the trails and absorb all the beauty mother nature has to offer. A very Zen place to be.

Love that a dog park is attached to the trails

Nice MTB trails right in the middle of Jax. Really nice way to spend a morning or evening without having to make a long drive to the better known parks south of here. Trails are well maintained and there is even a little free ride area with some jumps and drops

Awesome gem of a hiking trail, nicely maintained.

This is a pretty nice park to have here so close, in Jacksonville. The observation tower loop is one mile and easy. The island loop is two miles of trails, a little more rugged, muddy, and remote. Im happy to ride my bike so close for a run in this little piece of wild.

The trail going to the tower is very nice and pretty easy. There are facilities available but bring hand sanitizer. The playground looked well maintained with plenty of picnic tables. The trails are dotted with benches and occasionally trashcans. The jets going over can be a bit loud but the wildlife didnt seem bothered. The dog park is very large with two sections. One for large, one for small breeds. Both parks seem to have drainage issues.

The park was a little messed up from last year’s storms, but the trip was still great. It was a great trek out to the lookout tower, though I imagine it will be that much better come spring. There were lots of armadillos burrowing about. I’m looking forward to returning when the butterfly garden is back in season.

Great trail system, wood board walks and observation tower need some work but will last a little while longer. Restrooms also could be restored. All in all a great local park to have.

Always fun biking and dog trail options.

Such a beautiful park across NAS Jax base. It awesome to see airplane flying overheard but it was great 1.2 roundtrip hike. Easy walking path and bridge walking as well. Brick path or driveways I wish I knew History behind them. Good place to step out of high paced life into forest

Beautiful park bunch to do park for the kiddies, bike trail for the extreme riders, and 2 beautiful trails to walk or enjoy a nice slow ride on a bike.

Guys day out. Had so much fun

Great walking trails, nature center, and a playground!

Nice walking trails and wild life viewing tower big playground for kids ....

Awesome place to go and ride bikes, cant wait to go back

This is my all time favorite park around! Me and the hubby like to go here just to get away n go down all the trails! Place is huge!

Its pretty pretty, I like! ~

This park is very nice because it has trail that you can explore and a picnic area with playground for kids. If you want to do some hiking then park on the second lot after the picnic area. Good scenery to take photograph for client!

For those complaining of the jet noise. Thats the sound of freedom people. You dont here that sound anymore, things have gone very bad.The trails rip by the way. HOOSKER DOO!!!!!

I’m giving it four stars because of the combination of things it offers such as mountain biking trails, walking trails, history, information center, kids park, and an observation tower. It also has free entry. However, the mountain bike trails warrants more around three stars give or take. I also saw multiple people using the park as a place to hang out and get high.

Love the trails here, especially the brick walkway. The scenery is amazing as well.

Guess the time information is wrong. Got here at 6:59pm and the place was closed up like a drum! Guess Ill skip this on my trip to Florida. So nice that I drove all the way over here for nothing.

This is a great park for short hikes and family fun. The blue trail is perfect for a family with with small children. The yellow trail gives a little more distance, but very managable. There is also, plenty of wildlife and nature to explore.

Nice park, but in need of some repairs. Theres some history here as well, and it was very cool to see and experience. The view from the observation tower is amazing as well.

Nice park with walking trails and have lots of sitting area

It has always been a nice park, but the dog park is hit or miss. Bring your own water for you and the dogs. And out of the dog parks in Jacksonville, this one seems to attract the most people who are clueless of how to act at a park. Bring your own water, go early and be prepared to dip out of the dog park and walk on the trails because some of the people who come here are idiots.

Trails very well marked and smooth, easy walking. To bad about the garbage along the trails. People really need to be more considerate of nature.

Trails and park are well maintained. Trees are marked so there’s no getting lost Great for biking or just taking the kids on a nature walk.

This is a beautiful, serene and quiet park . Perfect to connect with nature.

Very nice place to have a quiet walk. Take kids to the playground, or the tower. Picnic tables, grills. Restrooms in two different locations have been clean.

Great for nature walks! Awesome trails to walk with your kids

Always fun. I just wish there was a single dog run for dogs that arent other dog friendly.

Good place for pictures...and long long walks..

Very nice park with great nature trails, picnic area. Also a dog park. The restroom was very clean

Nice and peaceful but the back part had some shady looking guys there who would go down the path for 5 or 10 minutes and come back out. Looked like a meet up for something most of us dont want to get involved with.

Great park hidden just off the beaten path. Small nature museum open limited hours. Shaded parking. Plenty of shaded trails to wander around and end up at the tower. Stairs to climb with a landing before getting to the top. There are benches to sit on up there as well. This park is located on what use to be an army base. The are historical information signs. And a brick paved road. Never too crowded!

Nice setup very friendly and helpful great pay.

Tower has been closed for 3 month now. Not sure why or when it will re-open.

This is a nice park to have a nice relaxing stroll through the woods.

There are 2 restroom facilities, a playground for the younger kids, a dog walk, 2 hiking trails, 1 bike exclusive trail, a nature center, and many picnic tables.The walking trails at Tillie K. Fowler are great. The Tower Trail (blue) is an easy hike, you get to see/walk the historic brick road, and there is an expansive view from the top of the observation tower. The Island Trail (orange) is my favorite. Its quiet and less traveled than the tower trail. I havent hiked all of it yet, but from what I have done there are many different ecosystems to checkout with a wide variety of plants. Both trails are beautiful walks.

Great park. They have a nature trail, a lookout tower, playground, and a dog park. Bathrooms and water fountains are available at the playground and entrance to the trail. There is also a big building at the entrance to the park but its never open when Im around.

The park has two main hiking trails. The blue trail is only 1.2 miles and the easier to traverse. There are several ramps and bridges that keep you dry even after a heavy day of raining. At the end of blue trail is about a 25-30ft tower it has a decent view but vould use some maintenence. It sways easly with just one person on it. The orange trail is 2.25 miles long and little rougher with only one bridge that crosses a creek. The orange trail is unique because it changes scenerys several times from more a tropical look to open forest to a part of bamboo. There is a playground for kids also which my kids seems to love and several picnic tables and six barbecue stands. The best part about this park. Is that i have yet to see more then a couple people here at a time any day of the week.

Nice place to enjoy the atmosphere with your kids

Serene as serene can get!

This place is a real gem. Beautiful setting with nice, shaded trails and boardwalks. The old brick road portion of the trail is fascinating, and I love that its pet-friendly!! Id like to see them allow parking near some of the other trail entrances, and fix one of the damaged portions of the boardwalk ramp, but still - I love this place and highly recommend it

Great park to sit and relax. Also has trails

Saw several people smoking meth. And when I say several it was three different groups of people. Didnt feel safe.

We had a great walk exploring the trails and we captured some great photographs of the air planes taking off and landing. The planes seem so close you can feel the heat from the engines and it seems like you would be able to reach out and touch them. The woods are very nice and the trail very interesting. We definitely spent a lot of time that day. I know us so I know that we will definitely return. At first glance I really didnt think that there would be hiking trails; because of the sports fields. I was mistaken. I very much enjoy trails that are clean and ready to stroll through as this one is. I think that we only encountered 3 other people who were taking the journey through the woods. My son and I were told that there was no trail to walk on by a friend but we closly follow the hikers guide and it claimed that there was a quiet trail that leads to water. Those are the best trails to get quality photographs of the sun going down. I think that any nature lover would agree that it is a nice trail.

The trails are nice but the park area is dirt and ran down. The play area is rusted pretty badly. I thought my kid was going to get cut.

Nice trail, good for mountain biking too.

Great place to enjoy a ride with your kids , by yourself or with your friends or family. You can found bathrooms, bbqs area, play grounds for kids and trail for bikes or runners, very nice

Great local city park to hike to a peaceful observation tower overlooking nature in the middle of the city.

Havent been except by Google but want to go before long. Even if I dont visit in person I went by Google. God is still alive and working on me just in seeing gods beautiful nature by Google .God be with me always. God lives in me.

Quite and peaceful place to spend a half day or so. Easy trails to walk and hike. Many small amenities to enjoy. Very welcoming family with children as well for seniors.The pike trail was under restoration when we went but we did not mind just taking a walk.

Awesome place to let the kids explore and beautiful scenery. The kids love the nature center and the walk to the tower. Love the history of the place too and how it became what it is now. If you ever have time Google the history of the Yukon and also who took it over.

Its a great place to escape the mundane and mediocrity and enjoy nature.

Nice kids park and good walk area. Alot of repairs needed from storms and what not but still great park. Has couple pokemon gyms and good count of pokemon stops says my 6yr old son lol

Its a fun little trail. Not very big with the loop being about 2 miles. But it is small enough that you can do several loops. They have created some nice jumps and obstacles to make up for the flatness of the state.I would like to see the park operators to establish a loop direction per day. For example, clockwise on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday then counterclockwise on the other days to prevent potential collisions on the trail.

Easy hike. Lots of shade. The trail to the beach was overgrown. Nice dog park. Would visit again for a nice afternoon away from the city

Great park. Love the trails. Love the dog park.There are blue dots on trees I guess to indicate that you are on the right track ?I decided to just keep walking until I run out of trail I guess and see everything (while staying close to blue dots )Got very lost somehow and ended up in the middle of no where . Did not know what to do at that point just was lucky I heard two people walking a distance away and they guided me back to the trail. Thank you if you are reading this.Anyway the trails can be more defined ? Or warnings put up so we know to turn back or something like that.Thanks. Love this park. Its me and my dogs favorite

Great instructor she talks about the animals that live there

Be aware of your surroundings. Things you will find here, people taking nude photos, having sex on the nature trails, and thieves. Do not park your car by the trails at the end, walk from the playground, this park has losers who sit in their cars waiting for you to leave yours, when you return your car will be broke into. Police have stated this is a hot spot for break ins.

Great place to take the kids and to ride a bike. There are a bunch of trails that you can take it a mountain bike on and really good work out! I have only been there one time but I really enjoyed it.

This place is an excellent park to throw a birthday party or a barbecue. It has a wonderful trail to walk or run, if thats your thing. Bathrooms could be cleaned up a bit more. There is a little more than average amounts of trash on park grounds. The playground could be updated as some pieces are rusty and dingy. Otherwise, it is an excellent spot to take the kids in the afternoon.

Beautiful peaceful place to take a walk. Love the tower.

Wonderful park with great things to do!

Always a joy to take a run at this trail.

Walked along the trail to the fire watch platform. Very nice, well kept, enjoyable!

FREE Dog Park for small and large dogs!!! Bring bug spray. Walking trails. Childrens park. Mountain bike trail. Beautiful tropical haven.

Nice trails but the bridges need updated.

Beautiful family friendly place with gorgeous walking trails

I love this place. Ive been walking to the tower for over 20 yrs. I first discovered this place when I was still in school. Which we went to for a field trip. There is a childrens park, dog park, walking trails, bathrooms, and plenty trash dispensers to keep the all around park clean. Many areas are great for photographers as well as bird watchers.

Not keept up, broken walk ways

Great park. Loved trail to the tower. Wish my dog was dog friendly because the dog park is so cool. At the top of the tower its so nice and quiet.

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Lots of great trails

Nice quiet park with lots of trails. The park is beautiful.

Nice park! I hope they get some funding soon to work on the walkways, but overall it is a nice place to go.

Love the nice trails to walk and the lookout tower. Kids love the playground too.

Beautiful place. Lots to do. My daughter and our dog both had a place to play.

Nice park with bike paths, hiking trails, picnic area and a playground for the kids.

Nice facilities. Good selection of trails. Easy to get there. But the mosquitoes will carry you off or drain you dry. Prepare accordingly.

Several multi use trails. One bike only trail. Not the longest trail out there, but a lot of fun. 2 side trails for more advanced riders.

A nice park to visit! Pleasant walks and easy to get to.

Great for bike riding with several trails and shade covered roadway. Trails are well maintained. Playground, dog walk and even a little history tour on site. The old brick road that led into Jacksonville is also still on site.

Very dirty all around, bathrooms filthy