Sleeping Turtles Preserve North

Trail map proved accurate and easy to follow

Paper trail maps in the carpark but we had also downloaded the maps from the website for backup. The first walk north from the free carpark was mostly shaded within trees, which was ideal as the tempe...

Hike

Great little hike along the Myakka River. We saw fish jumping and a gator sunning itself on the other side of the river. A dog friendly place with leash.

Beautiful shady trail

My husband and I hiked the Sleeping Turtles Preserve north trail. It was an easy hike mostly under shade. Beautiful views of the Myakka river.

Beautiful nature walk

We took a walk in this beautiful preserve. The trails were well marked and easy to walk. The foliage was lush and beautiful. There were several picnic tables in the preserve. A very good place to visi...

Beautiful

Thoroughly enjoyed our hike here. It’s an easy, mostly shaded hike with plenty of opportunities to hike along the river. Saw an alligator, turtles,a snake, and tons of little lizards. My favorite hik...