Gator Creek Reserve is located in the Green Swamp Area of Critical
State Concern and was purchased in 1999 with the assistance of a
Florida Communities Trust grant. The Reserve contains a variety of
habitats, including pine flatwoods interspersed with cypress domes.
Wildlife that may be observed include deer, turkey, fox squirrels,
and gopher tortoises. Do sign in at the information board in the
parking lot near the trailhead, and note that you're there to
geocache. Polk County's Environmental Lands Program is receptive to
caching. Signing in shows that you appreciate this. Please be
respectful of this property, its vegetation & wildlife.
This geocache is a part of the Trek Ten Trails
program. Participation in that program, while a lot of fun, is not
required to log this cache here. Trek Ten Trails is a
year-long program designed to inspire you and your family to become
involved and active in the outdoors. An initiative of the Friends
of the Parks Foundation, ten of Polk County’s nature trails feature
geocaches with a self-inking stamp like the one you’ll find here
for validating your visits to all ten designated locations. Obtain
your souvenir passport map from the
OUTPOST 27 cache or the
Friends of the Parks cache. Celebrate Nature Passports contain
a map of each trail as well as interesting environmental facts and
information about critters and wildlife you might encounter. Check
out our
Profile for more details.
This cache was placed with the assistance of
the
Florida
Geocaching Association