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Trekkers
Landscape of pine flatwoods dotted with marshes and oak hammocks
Directions: Located ten miles east of Lake Wales on south side of S.R. 60.
Trek Ten Trails,
Contact: 863-534-7377, www.polk-county.net and click on
a program that
Parks & Recreation. Map grid I-8
promotes hiking
Tenoroc Fish Management Area
the more than
More than 7,000 acres of lakes full of largemouth bass and other fish
125 miles of trails in Polk County, offers a fun and
Directions: Located northeast of Lakeland just off I-4. Take S.R. 33 south to
exciting way to enjoy Real Florida. While trekking
S.R. 659 South (Combee Road). Turn left on Tenoroc Mine Road.
the trails, enjoy the thrill of geocaching, a fun
Contact: 863-499-2422, www.MyFWC.com. Map grid D-5
outdoor adventure sport. For a list of trails and
Tiger Creek Preserve – The Nature Conservancy
instructions to start your geocache trek, log on to
Trails carve through 4,778 acre-sanctuary that hosts 15 of the
www.friendsoftheparks.net/TrekTenTrails.
state’s rarest species
Directions: From U.S. 27 south of Lake Wales, turn east on C.R. 640.
Continue southeast on S.R. 17, then turn left on Murray Road,
cross the RR tracks and turn left on Pfundstein Road.
Contact: 863-635-7506, www.nature.org. Map grid H-9
Upper Hillsborough
Directions: From U.S. 98 take C.R. 54 west across RR tracks, entrance is on left.
Contact: 800-423-1476, www.swfwmd.state.fl.us.
Map grid A-3
Visit Westgate River Ranch
to enjoy horseback riding
through authentic Florida.
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