Trails

Bottomland Trail

This one and one-fourth-mile foot trail starts at one end of the picnic area and exits at the other end. It meanders through the hardwood bottomland forest and will take you by two state champion trees. The habitat will change from a forest dominated by oak trees to a forest dominated by bald cypress.

Boardwalk Trail

A 1.4-mile round trip boardwalk takes you through a designated National Natural Landmark. Large, stately oaks and stands of giant cane give way to enormous cypress trees in the swamp. Several former state and national champion trees and two present state champions, a pumpkin ash (also a national champion) and a black willow, are labeled along the boardwalk. The boardwalk is accessible to people with disabilities.
View comments from hikers of the trail during 2007

Trail Map
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