Nice trail, well-paved, with benches, trash cans, and a water fountain. There’s a pavilion at the entrance. It was empty except for a homeless dude chilling at the front. There’s informational signs throughout the trail. It’s a cool look into the scrub nature areas that are apparently super rare in Florida now. Saw lots of lizards and birds.

A really nice paved and winding trail with an unpaved loop offshoot. Pleasant path has benches and a pavilion. There is parking but no toilet.

Nice walk. Looks like a controlled burn here recently.

Nice small park.

Very dirty lots of trashPaved trails were bland but the unpaved part was gorgeous. Found a beautiful spot with a bunch of different butterflies.

Great place for bird watching

This community needs to take care of their neighborhood.

I feel this place needs to be better maintained. My fiancé and I left after a few minutes because it was desolate and gave off an eery vibe.

Out looking for a little exercise tonight I found this nice natural area that was first opened to the public in 2002. Located almost directly across from Crystal Lake Middle School I was familiar with this area and never even knew a natural area for hiking was here. I will say upfront there is no crystal lake awaiting you. What you have instead is two trails, the unpaved Sand Pine Trail and the paved Gray Fox Trail, that wind through 24.2 acres of ecologically sensitive scrub pine. Vegetation in this area includes sand pine, scrub oak, saw palmetto, prickly pear cactus, gopher apple, and spike moss. Wildlife that has been spotted in this area include gray fox, five-lined skink, zebra swallowtail butterflies, and protected gopher tortoises. Amenities include a covered shelter, water fountain, signs, benches, and a bike rack. October through May volunteers meet on the fourth Saturday of the month from 9 until 12 to remove invasive species. Other events held her can be found on the board at the start of the trails. Even though I didnt know about this area the parking lot was full when I left on a Sunday evening. It is very rare that I see people at natural areas and this place was an exception. When I turned one corner on the Sand Pine Trail I came upon a large group of people on the benches. I like seeing people who enjoy nature like I do. if you are looking to get out and get moving this place has some great trails to do so.

This nature trail is in the middle of the city. It has a concrete walkway but the plants are not maintained around it. There was nothing but half dead plants to look at. Could be nice if it was maintained at all. Very short walk!

Its a nice, almost quiet, nature park to relax and learn sone nature facts.

This nature area is an excellent source for discovering the native ecosystems of south Florida. While walking along the mostly cemented trail I encountered many native species of plants and animals. The trails are quite small and can be quickly walked within 12-20 minutes. The only downside to this nature area is that pets are not allowed (despite all of the trails being cement) and its very apparent that homeless people have been using the area as a hiding place (litter, pee smell, beer cans, trails off the path). I would definitely recommend visiting this place with a buddy and if you are going alone to bring pepper spray.

I loved it I just wished the animals would of came out.

I feel its a good place to take a walk.

Nice hidden gem

Liked it

Very nice!!

Im glad a small part of Florida is preserved in its natural state.

A beautiful and cozy natural area in an easy to access location with good parking. Lots of wildlife to observe, for example birds, butterflies, and lizards and I was fortunate enough to meet a gorgeous grey fox during my visit.

Not many people go here but its a great bike trail

Awesome, hidden gem!

Relaxing place.

Beautiful little spot to relax in.

Great place

Nice rest stop

Ok

Good

Yea

The path is overgrown they need to trim it.

Very nice place

Fighting fighting fighting

Fun natural area

Decent place to walk

Good