The Study Area
The Collier to Polk Regional Trail Study Area lies within six counties:
The study area includes a series of small-towns that reflect the region’s culture and history:
- Bartow
- Fort Meade
- Bowling Green
- Wauchula
- Zolfo Springs
- Sebring
- Lake Placid
- LaBelle
- Immokalee
State managed conservation and recreation lands within the study area include:
- Paynes Creek Historic State Park
- Highlands Hammock State Park
- Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area
- Lake June-in-Winter Scrub Preserve State Park
- Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area
- Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest
- Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area
- Spirit of the Wild Wildlife Management Area
- Picayune Strand State Forest
- Collier-Seminole State Park
Notable existing trails in the study area include:
- General James A. Van Fleet State Trail
- Auburndale-TECO Trail
- Fort Fraser Trail
- Peace River State Paddling Trail
- Rich King Memorial Greenway
