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Cache is located in the Lakeland Highlands Scrub about a .23-mile walk from the trailhead.
This area contains one of the largest undeveloped scrub communities on the Lakeland Ridge. The are numerous eco areas, including sand live oak, scrub, dry prairie, pine flatwoods, depression marsh, basin marsh and basin swamp. The Lakeland Highlands Scrub is home to at least five rare plant species, as well as gopher tortoises, eastern indigo snakes, Florida Scrub-jays and a number of wading bird species. Please tread lightly. Amenities include a parking and picnic area, portable restrooms, a .6-mile walking trail and a 2.2-mile multi-use trail
To find this park, travel south from Lakeland on State Road 37 (South Florida Ave.) to State Road 540A. Turn left (east) onto State Road 540A. Travel east for about three miles. Turn right (south) onto Lakeland Highlands Road and travel south on Lakeland Highlands Road until it turns into a dirt road, passing an orange grove on the right and a man-made lake on the left. The entrance gate will be on the right. (Thanks Eagle Dad for the directions!)
Cache is a standard ammo can. Now is the time to begin assembling our emergency supply kits. The cache contained items that may be needed after a hurricane passes this way, including ponchos, hand sanitizer, hand wipes, led flashlights, manual can openers, small rolls of duct tape, bungee cords, small first aid kits and mosquito wipes.