Gator Creek Reserve

This 2,700 acre Polk County nature preserve, is located on highway 98 north of Lakeland. Located one mile above where the dual highway changes to a single lane and proceed to the entrance on the right. Most all of the specialty birds found in the Green Swamp can be found here in this heavily wooded tract. Two large additions have made this reserve the second largest in the Polk County reserve system. Summer Tanager, Carolina Chickadee, Yellow-throated Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher all breed here. The trail system is made up of several loops one of which is paved.

The County staff has provided a nice paved parking area, bathrooms, and picnic tables.
There is no entrance fee.

Photo: M Ryan

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