Established in 2010, Holloway Park & Nature Preserve is a slice of nature inside the Lakeland city limits. Located in southern Lakeland, just off the Polk Parkway, Holloway Park offers many opportunities for nature lovers. The legacy of long-time Lakeland residents Mary Ann and Ed Holloway, the park is managed as a private nonprofit and protects 250 acres of reclaimed phosphate mines returning to nature.
Specifically dedicated as a wildlife sanctuary, the eastern side of Holloway Park offers a network of trails to explore while watching for wildlife, including resident bald eagles. The remainder of the park is geared towards active sports such as cross country racing, with distances of 3K to 10K available for your practice runs.
This is a Letterbox Hybrid cache. For anyone not familiar with Letterboxing there is a log in the cache for you to sign and stamp (with your stamp), then you stamp your own log or paper (with stamp that is in the cache). If you do not have your own stamp, then stickers or handrawn artwork is acceptable. DO NOT TAKE STAMP WITH YOU; IT IS NOT A TRADE ITEM!!!
This geocache is a part of the Trek Ten Trails 2016-2017 program. Participation in that program, while a lot of fun, is not required to log this cache here.
Trek Ten Trails 2016-2017 program marks the continuation of the Friends of the Parks Foundation’s call to explore the outdoors in Polk County. Several new caches have been hidden on nature trails throughout Polk County and a bonus cache has been hidden at Bok Tower Gardend. Each nature trail includes geocaches with a self-inking stamp for validating your visits to at least ten of the trails. To receive a completion certificate and be eligible for a other prizes you must find ten caches. Of course you may trek all trails we have added this year and we hope you do!
New validation game cards, which participants stamp are available at various locations and are listed on the Friends of the Parks website and in the OUTPOST 27 CACHE. Trek Ten Trails 2016-2017 program maps, game cards and other information about each of the featured nature trails may be downloaded from the Friends of the Parks website. Check out our Profile for more details.
Special thanks to Retiredpet for her assistance.