Four Creeks Preserve
The Alachua County Four Creeks Preserve North Trailheads located at 8400 NW 13th St., Gainesville Florida, and South Trailhead at 6845 NW 37th St. will be temporarily closed for road and trail maintenance activities. The trails will be closed beginning Monday, March 13, 2023. The closure is expected to remain in effect through an estimated period of March 22, 2023. For visitor safety, the public is expected to observe all closure signs. Unauthorized persons may be cited for trespass. When work is completed, the County will remove the closure signs and advise the public that the trails are open again.
Four Creeks Preserve is a 715 acre nature preserve located in northwest Gainesville. The preserve was purchased to protect a variety of upland and wetland habitats including the headwaters of four local creeks (Turkey Creek, Blues Creek, Possum Creek, and Hogtown Creek) which provide wildlife habitat and support aquifer recharge. The preserve is part of local and statewide efforts to protect and maintain significant wildlife corridors and protect areas of diverse habitats and relatively mature and diverse undisturbed forest within an area of Alachua County that is rapidly urbanizing. The preserve contains several hundred acres of wetland communities. This important feature means that trails may be seasonally flooded and may not be easily accessible during all times of the year. As the management plan for the preserve is finalized, trail and trailhead locations may change.
A 2.5 mile walking trail loop circles the heart of the preserve. The west side of the loop (1.1 mile long Yellow trail) is drier, while the east side of the loop (1.4 mile long Blue trail) will be more frequently flooded. During high water periods, both sides of the loop may have standing water. Due to wet trail conditions, bikes are not allowed on the trail while we stabilize the trail surface.
There is currently no parking at either entrance to the preserve. Visitors must walk or bike to reach the preserve. No drinking water available at the Preserve. No restrooms. No picnic facilities.
Four Creeks Preserve is a 715 acre nature preserve located in northwest Gainesville. The preserve was purchased to protect a variety of upland and wetland habitats including the headwaters of four local creeks (Turkey Creek, Blues Creek, Possum Creek, and Hogtown Creek) which provide wildlife habitat and support aquifer recharge. The preserve is part of local and statewide efforts to protect and maintain significant wildlife corridors and protect areas of diverse habitats and relatively mature and diverse undisturbed forest within an area of Alachua County that is rapidly urbanizing. The preserve contains several hundred acres of wetland communities. This important feature means that trails may be seasonally flooded and may not be easily accessible during all times of the year. As the management plan for the preserve is finalized, trail and trailhead locations may change.
A 2.5 mile walking trail loop circles the heart of the preserve. The west side of the loop (1.1 mile long Yellow trail) is drier, while the east side of the loop (1.4 mile long Blue trail) will be more frequently flooded. During high water periods, both sides of the loop may have standing water. Due to wet trail conditions, bikes are not allowed on the trail while we stabilize the trail surface.
There is currently no parking at either entrance to the preserve. Visitors must walk or bike to reach the preserve. No drinking water available at the Preserve. No restrooms. No picnic facilities.
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6845 NW 37th Street
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Gainesville
State
FL
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32653
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