A great place to camp. Port-a-jon, no water but no neighbor campers. My dog Emma and I loved it.

Beautiful flood plain park. A great place for ATVs and fusing. While there we saw many fall flowing plants, local wildlife and even some carnivorous pitcher plants which made my whole day. As this is a flood plain forest you should keep in mind that the trail will require some waterproof boots and agile footwork if you go after it rains.

I love this park,truly beautiful.Nice break from loud noises and people

Nice big park but mostly flat plains. Has a few pretty places with forests.

Went camping here beginning of February. It is first come first serve for the primitive sites. There are two. The camping sites are good and are between 2 and 2.5 miles from the trail head. The closer site has a well, it was pretty cool. Both sites have a picnic table and fire pit. In total there were 8 of us. 4 adults and 4 kids ranging from 5-7. The walk in wasn’t bad but also there isn’t much to see or explore. It’s a good beginner camping experience.

Great place with some open trails for biking or hiking. Please be note that theres not a huge amount of shade so come prepared for that. There are about 3 different trails you can travel and none are extremely difficult. This location also allows camping but Id check their website for more information.

Entered the trails from South Avalon park. Yes there is a bridge that says no trespassing, thats just in relation to the bridge only, from what I was told, as once you are past it you can find clear trail markers with mileage. The terrain was very smooth but took a lot of muscle as it was grassy, which is more difficult to ride over than packed earth. My daughter and I took the red trail. I will look at the satellite before I go again so I can plan a new route.

Great places to take a nice Trail walk

Its a wonder preserve that has many natural paths. By natural paths, I mean that the ground on the paths is sometimes rock, mud, grass, e.t.c., it is not paved. Its fun going for hikes and seeing the animals in their natural habitat.

Its alright,ponds are clear,fished from a kayak, time spent in that is always nice

One of my favorite hikes in the central Florida area. Lots of well kept trail and campsites. Bring LOTS of water in the warmer months. There isnt a lot of shade out there.

All trails are double track rutted roads that the ranger/maintenance uses. Some roads are not marked as trails but should be. The 2 campsites which are in sight distance of one another are in nice oak hammocks. There were a lot of discarded water bottles metal cans and trash at the southern most campsite. Hopefully the pile I picked up will be removed by a paid employee. Adequate parking. On my 2 night backpacking trip I saw wild hog, armadillos, deer, otter, numerous birds. Heard coyotes and owls at night as well as the traffic from State Road 528. I would definitely go back and experience this natural area again. There should be trails that give access to see the Little Econlockhatchee River.

Love getting the feeling that I am miles from anywhere when Im only 30 minutes from home!

Florida wilderness at its best. You can bike, hike and fish here. And even take your pup for a run.

Loved coming here! So peaceful and relaxing. Special plant surprises down the trail if you know florida plants!!

Nice place to hike or bike. The trip from the parking area to the Econ River following the white trail blazes is beautiful.

Cool place. There are three loops, roughly 6 miles each. You will not get lost if you go off the beaten path as the park is overall small by my standards. The forest is regenerating after a prescribed fire. Take plenty of water and a hat. Wear all-covering clothes. Better have an insect repellant.

Really enjoyed this trail with my BF and black lab. Nice open space leading to a camp site. We followed the stream for awhile much to the delight of our dog who loves water. She enjoyed dashing in and out of the running water. We will check out the other loops next time. Best thing was barely any traffic! We passed one person and it was a Saturday morning. We will definitely return.

We were on vacation in Providence Canyon State Park in GA and decided to hop back down home in the Keys. After a noisy night at a campground in Ocala, we found this park with a quick google maps search for tent camping. Its everything we wanted. Pack in, pack out. Secluded and no kids screaming at 7am. The site we went to is first come, first serve so its kind of a gamble to make the hike with all of your gear. Its about 2.5 miles from the parking lot and mostly in the sun. Youre immediately rewarded with the shade and breeze at the campsite. Its clean and simple with a picnic table, wooden bench, wooden standing table and a fire ring. Theres a pump for well water, but it isnt working. Its fairly large for a primitive site so we would have welcomed any other campers that may have hiked in. If youre looking to get away from people and life in general, this is the place.

Trails are open to the sun so be prepared! Wide open space, quiet and the trails are long.

This place has nice trails, very basic cramping site and is a great place to go for a hike or ride your bike.

Plenty of wildlife to explore and discover!

This is a nice quiet nature preserve with some botanical oddities. Found a number of carnivorous plants here including Sarracenia, Drosera, and Pinguicula. If you’re looking for a more natural part of Florida, you’ll enjoy this place!

Excellent service and great location. Easy to find and get around. Customer service experience was great.

Nice flat trails for walking, cycling, or horse-back riding.

Backs up to my home... Lots of wild life... I love it!

Really nice preserve. Not a lot of shade yet but it will get there. Camp sites look nice and the structure on one is nice to have. They keep maps on site which is nice for getting around. Overall I would recommend coming here for a nice nature walk or day hike.

Im pleasured to go there a nice place to visit

Trail was kind of mediocre. Its more of a dirt road. However, we saw an otter and a bald eagle which was really cool.

Great local park with lots of isolated trails, fishing, and camp grounds.

Did a trail run today. Beautiful park with trail length from 4 miles to half marathon distance. No shades or water stations. So carry some water during your hike.

This is a very... interesting park. A friend and I came here to camp this past Friday. The map at the entrance to the park is very vague, and the “campsites” are nothing more than cleared out areas of rough grass and bumpy ground. We ended up hiking around here until sunrise, at which point we decided to just head home.If you love Florida’s familiar foliage, you’ll be at heaven here. However, if you desire more or at least an outhouse, I’d recommend looking elsewhere.

Great place for a hike. Well cared for and maintained.

I likw the place but you have to walk a lot to see something

Great for hiking or biking. Primative camping and nature stuff.

Got stuck on a long trail through palmetto flat, super boring. And the ticks are insane. They were crawling up our legs the whole time, and I had to pull them out if my skin and my sons. Found sixteen ticks on our dogs. We couldnt find the area with more trees, so I think we were in the wrong part of the park.

No shade or restrooms on trails, but still pretty.

Camped here last night. The campsites on the yellow loop are first come first serve. It was too wet to really get a fire going, and the various insects were so loud that it was hard to sleep - bring earplugs. Otherwise had a good time

Completed a 20 mile hike with my son and his Boy Scout Troop. Plenty of trail for the hike with a little duplication. The trail was made up of multiple different materials in different parts - grass, rocks, sea dredge, dirt, etc. Looked like an awesome place for mountain biking, but mostly flat, as usual for Florida. Not a lot of diversity of plants and animals that was readily visible on the hike. Had a few spots where you will likely get wet trying to cross due to water pooling in low areas.

Nice spot. Clean water & ok fishing.

Not much shade, the hiking paths are really more like service vehicle utility routes. The one nice area for hiking is very short, goes though a cypress forest, along a stream, but the path in that area is made of a very course gravel, pretty much stone chips, made it a though hike even in good hiking boots. I did get to see two gopher tortoises, and supposedly there is some rare woodpecker in this area, but in didnt see it. Im not a mountain biker, but maybe this would have been a better path if I was biking it.

Beautiful hike. Easy to follow trails.

We reserved the primitive campsite for a weekend and enjoyed a cold weekend by the fire.

Nice trail, we came in late June. The trail is very wet this time of year, and some parts of it are inaccessible without water boots, or maybe horseback. It has plenty of parking, and when we came, there were very few others out. The trail throughout the part as we were in featured limited shade. I recommend bringing a big hat, and obviously plenty of water. Overall a very easy hike.

Good place to see what Florida looked like. Bring water and sun screen. It was very warm.

Cool place to go riding bikes, walking or fly drone

Pretty much a dirt road. I did not see trails or tags/signs indicating any trails or restrooms. It is well kept.

Trails are nice and well maintained. There is no t much out there though. Lots of pine trees and small palms that stay low to the ground. Open 24 hours and has a nice group camp site. No running or drinking water available and we only saw one portapotty for restrooms available at the group site. Only thing that makes this place a little less beautiful is the power plant in Avalon is highly visible from the start of the white trail.

Ive never been here but because I drove by it Google seems to think I have.Im sure that its great and Ill want to go at some point in the future. Q

This is an absolutely beautiful park. Its filled with lovely pine flatwoods, and its a wonderful place to look for birds and wildlife. To my knowledge its the only place in Orange County where you can still find Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, and there are breeding Bachmans Sparrows, Common Nighthawk, Eastern Towhee and other wonderful birds here as well. Its well worth a visit! Highly recommended.

Nice place for a quick hike.

Comfortable place

Beautiful six mile hike with my dog. Seeing deer and birds of prey.

Calm place. Good for a long walk with a companion. Wear hiking shoes.. just in case.

Quiet, not much to see.

Beautiful trails, lovely sunsets! Best primitive camping.

Try nature , quiet, healthy breath, keep walking.

I like and help to preserve all parks and wildlife preserves

Great for day hikes and there are a couple overnight camping spots. We have used them on a fee occasions and plan on returning very soon. Very peaceful

Nice park with good bike trails, but the scenery is not as good as other local trails. This is a good beginner trail if you are not used to hiking as its completely flat and level ground. Or, take a bike and cruise around for some decent views of palm fields and a few patches of trees.If you want to get deeper into nature, I would recommend the Little Big Econ Trail.

Nice and quiet place to walk around. Lots of wildlife.

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Its really beautiful. I love this kind of wilderness. Dont expect shade though if youre hiking. Its very sunny.

I love hiking out here. Peaceful and beautiful

Good place to visit recommend to go

Nice running trails.

Is very nice place to stay

We use to love going here and hiking with the toddlers until someone broke a window of our new truck and stole everything they could. It is has a secluded parking area. Be careful.

Peaceful walks,Abundant wildlife watching .free camping if so brave with no electric or water hook up

Great place for a quite hike

This park offers plenty of hiking options, however all trails are gravel roads. Also note that the distance on the yellow and red trails does not include the walk to the trails themselves. Camping is allowed here without reservation but it is primitive and you must hike your gear in. Most of the trails run through open terrain so sun protection is recommended. Dogs and horses are allowed on the trails.

Beautiful area for biking and hiking. Can get a bit muddy in sections, and almost impassable during the wet season.

Amazing section of nature

Love this place. Nice trails.

Beautiful pine area to walk. A lovely way to spend the afternoon. Lots of birds to see.

Its wide open. Be careful of the sun

Great natural area for peace and quiet. Nice break from daily hussle.

Very nice from 30,000 ft. Google asked me to rate this while on a JetBlue Orlando to Buffalo flight. Why Google? Why?

Had a nice two hour walk/hike here. Mostly flat. Not too many other people there.

Nice place for a day visit.

Some of the path had crushed shell, some had gravel and some was just grass. Some of it was muddy and some was submerged under water. There were some mosquitos and horse flys, but it was not bad for late July. There are three paths, all clearly marked.

A lot wild life to see.

White trail north entrance about 1 1/2 miles in the trail is flooded, had to turn back. Saw a bobcat and a deer today 6/12/19

Plenty of trail. Free primitive camping. Camping spots are rather nice as far as primitive goes. The group site has a large porta potty and requires a reservation.

Nice little place

I dont think I can really right to Accurate of a review. There was Zero shade in the opening entrance and by the time we got to the first Big Bend my dogs and Son were exhausted lol Im going to try it again in the winter when its not 8000 degrees

Love this place, its not heavily trafficked. Bring water, there are no places to get more

Good place for outdoor activities

Not much could be said that mother nature cant show you herself. Go enjoy!!!

Great place for a nature walk or hike. Seen an otter up close.

Flooded trails, very little shaded wooded area

Nice place for hiking, biking and camping. Several geocaches in the preserve. Camp sites are open and clear. Took the Boy Scout Troop on a geocaching, backpacking campout.

Beautiful view

Wonderful place for enjoy the nature

Beautiful place to go with family

The trails span a very nice area of preserved land, however the half-way point of the white trail--where beutiful trees and airplants loom up above--is submerged and has no point of accesibility from around. (A small, foot-wide bridge would be nice but there are some fallen trees one could attempt to walk across) the other orange/non-well-marked trail was also flooded.Most of the trails are in direct sunlight while the parts of the trail which are shaded by beautiful trees are flooded, so visiting during a cloudy day (with not rainfall the previous couple of days) is preferable (the park opens at 8am--when the sun is already heating up the flatlands--and closes before the sunset can cool off the air by much)Water is a must, and NO RESTROOMS or outhouses are available. (But youll be sweating while looking around the funky landscape, peeing will be the last thing on your mind)Not always perfectly maintained (many areas were overgrown with half-to-the-knee grasses) and there are SNAKES though non aggressive,the standard move-out-of-your-way sun bathers (but be on guard to assure dog safety).And [August 4th] there are ticks.

I would LOVE to camp hear if I can.

Long boring walk, flat, uninteresting, no wildlife. You have to walk at least one mile and a half down a driveway (no motorized vehicles) before you get to any park facilities. Terrible for a picnic.

Large wide trail but lack of variety in scenery (mostly fields of palmetto) make for a hot uninteresting trail.

A good idea of what a lot of East Orlando looked like before its heavy development.