Big Slough Preserve

21075 State Road 72, North Port, 34291 Hours 6 a.m. - Sunset Size 4,744 acres GPS Coordinates N 27.193603 W -82.18972

ABOUT THE PROPERTY

The preserve is named for the slough system that runs through it. A footbridge at the south end of the preserve connects it with Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in North Port.

GETTING THERE

I-75 Exit 205-Clark Road/SR 72. Go east on Clark Road/SR 72 for 17.5 miles. Entrance is on the right.

WHAT TO EXPECT

While exploring the preserve’s 4,744 acres and network of primitive trails, visitors will experience diverse natural communities including oak hammocks, pine flatwoods and seasonal wetlands. Visitors may find white-tailed deer, feral hogs and red-shouldered hawks, an assortment of wading birds and wildfowers, such as blue flag iris and bachelor buttons.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Activities: biking, birding, hiking, horseback riding. • 52-miles of unpaved trails through diverse ecosystems. • Numerous views of seasonal wetlands and flowering plants.

AMENITIES

• Horse trailer parking • Picnic tables • Trail - equestrian • Trail - single-track bicycle - 13.5 miles • Trail - unpaved

NEARBY PARKS AND TRAILS

Carlton Reserve, Walton Ranch, Myakka River State Park, Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park.

DID YOU KNOW?

If you enjoy back country hiking, the preserve trails connect with the Carlton Reserve as well as Myakka River State Park for more than 120 miles of trails. Bring a map!

MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK

CARLTON RESERVE

Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park

Trail - Single-track bicycle Trail - Equestrian

SALFORD BOULEVARD

0 250

Feet 500