Spring Hammock Preserve

Nice hike on a December morning! I would like to bike the trail next time! Trails were well marked. I would recommend this to others but not at high noon in the summer heat!

I was in the mood for a spur of the moment hike, and this place was nearby. The plants are beautiful, and there was plenty of shade so we didn’t get too hot. The bike trail also cuts through it, so it’s a great place for a family outing. There were some boardwalks that were out of order, and occasionally the trail got too muddy to continue, but there was plenty of paths to explore. I really enjoyed my afternoon here.

I went to Soldiers Creek park on Monday to mountain bike, I have to say I’m very please with this trail, it was short but really nice to ride, not very technical but still super fun, beginner to intermediate level!
It is lush and has a nice shade, just a beautiful fun trail!

Great place for a hike walking through the various trails available. So much nature around you forget about city life for a bit. You see all types of animals and plants as you walk along, beautiful view.
I love the fact that so much wilderness has not been disturbed. If you need to get away this is a lovely place to do so. So calming and peaceful being with nature.
The cross Seminole trail goes through here. I love to ride my bike here then explore one of the trails. They have picnic tables available to sit and have a snack or lunch.
I really hope they continue to preserve this land for years to come so plenty of others are able to enjoy.

Wild
and
wonderful
Spring Hammock Preserve is a incredible 1,500 acre chunk of pristine and unspoiled wilderness surrounded by urban sprawl, highways and malls. It somehow retains it’s beautiful and peaceful natural state in the mist of all that civilization.
The preserve is home to an incredible amount of cool plants and animals. Huge and ancient cypress trees that count centuries as humans count days and bizarre looking cabbage palms and hammocks are everywhere. However the preserve is also home to some very rare and endangered critters and flora like gopher tortoises and Okeechobee gourds. Something to see and be amazed at just about everywhere you look.
The cross Seminole bike trail cuts through the preserve and a cool environmental studies center educate kids about the wonders of the wild things on the planets and how to preserve them. The preserve is a great place for a road bike, mountain bike or especially just two legs and some hiking boots. I was about to say it would be a wonderful place to cross-​country ski but that might be stretching it a bit.
The Spring Hammock Preserve is an amazing place that is great anytime of the year but since some of it is in the Lake Jessup flood plain some care has to be taken during the wet season not to end up underwater. The preserve is one of those amazing places that somehow manages to be wild, pristine and untamed even in the middle of everything humans can throw at it. It is one of those places that will always make you smile and realize some place are better without people and civilization.