Serenova Tract

Excellent boondocking experience. Nice area, not crowded. Perfect weather. Publix and a few restaurants a short walk out of the woods. Nice long trails and some road noise. A safe, clean experience. Cell service strong. Lots of downed tree debris to start a fire.

Very nice trails, but not clearly marked. Be sure to have downloaded the map or have a GPS tracker going. Bring plenty of water and snacks, as this can easily turn into an 8 or 10 mile hike. Also recommend bug spray for some areas where you may or may not be attacked in full force. I was out here for short of 3 hours and only encountered one human with his furry friend. Seen a snake, an alligator and plenty of birds. Definitely worth a visit. I will be back visiting the remainder of trails and areas I was unable to travel on food today. Also recommend hiking shoes as the grounds change continually from concrete, to gravel, to sand, to dirt and can be muddy in some places.

We hiked very little of this area due to water and some road construction where they have closed portions of the preserve. I will certainly go back as there is a great deal of area you can cover and we did enjoy how untouched a lot of the areas looked. We were somewhat lost and could not get the maps to match to anything we were hiking, that might be just user error, but we are typically pretty good with these things. Better signage would be a real plus. Otherwise, very natural space, no crowds and the campers looked to be enjoying the spot. It would be great to camp and hike. We did several miles and did not even get a small portion of ground covered.

Great place to camp, relax, fish and get away. Downfall is the bathroom. It's enclosed yes but smells pretty bad and isn't the cleanest and be sure to bring your own toilet paper. 😆 They do have a old fashion hand pump well (very cool) to get water, otherwise no running water. Overall it's a beautiful place and kinda secluded which we found to be a plus, as it is not over crowded or over traveled. This is the closest to natural nature you can get in the area. Home to a few interesting fish and alligators too. We will definitely visit again. 🌲🏞️🐟🐊🐢🦝🐰

We had a great first time going for a hike hete. The trails were well kept and the preserve is lovely. We saw lots of birds, butterflies, turtles, tortoises and wildflowers and even found some blackberries. We saw about 8 people riding horses here also. I look forward to going to this hiking trail again! It is also free