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Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park

Nature reserve in Florida, US

Field	Value
name	Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park
map	Florida
relief	yes
map_width	240
location	Orange County, Florida, United States
nearest_city	Wedgefield, Florida
coordinates
area	9515 acre
governing_body	St. Johns River Water Management District

Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park is a 9515 acre nature preserve located along the banks of the Econlockhatchee River in east Orange County, Florida, United States. The Preserve is bordered by the Econlockhatchee on the West and Wedgefield, Florida on the East. It is managed by the St. Johns River Water Management District and Orange County Parks and Recreation. Recreational amenities include camping, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, fishing, and wildlife viewing.

History

Timucua mounds have been found in the northern part of the preserve, and some campsites on the property date back several thousand years. For early settlers, such as Curry Ford, the Econlockhatchee River was a connecting link between Central Florida and the east coast of Florida. In the early 1900s, many of the trails were blazed for railroad beds to transport timber and turpentine.

Flora and fauna

The area consists of flatwoods and open prairie, with hammocks of cypress, maple, pine, oak, and sweetgum trees, interlaced with creeks and rivers. Wildlife include deer, turkey, bald eagles, sandhill cranes, gopher tortoises, bobcats, river otters, indigo snakes and downy woodpeckers. The preserve is home to a few breeding pairs of the threatened red-cockaded woodpecker.

Access and hours of operation

Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park is located at 3871 Dallas Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32833. It is open 7 days/week, from sunrise to sunset. Because the area is in the floodplain of the Econlockhatchee River, it can become impassable during the summer rainy season.

Notes

References

http://parks.orangecountyfl.net/dept/cesrvcs/parks/ParkDetails.asp?ParkID=17
http://www.floridatrail.org/Hikes/centralflorida/HalScott.html

References

[[Orange County, Florida]]. "Natural Lands: Hal Scott Preserve".
[[Florida Trail Association]]. "Hal Scott Preserve Trail".
[[St. Johns River Water Management District]]. "Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park".
[[Florida Trail Association]]. "Hal Scott Preserve Trail".

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