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Ten Mile Creek Preserve
Location | 3401 Gordy Road Fort Pierce, Florida 34945 |
Contact Number | 772-462-2526 |
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Park Information |
This eight-acre site provides canoe access to Ten Mile Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River. A short, self-guided interpretive trail guides visitors through the floodplain forest, floodplain swamp and oxbows. |
Amenities |
Birding |
Additional Information | Trails: A short self-guiding interpretive trail guides visitors through the floodplain forest with excellent views into the historic oxbows. Habitat: Floodplain forest and floodplain swamp along Ten Mile Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River. Excellent examples of hammock hickory (carya aquatica). Commonly seen wildlife: Alligator, black vulture, turkey vulture, herons, egrets and ibis. |
Historical Interest | None |
Notes: A canoe trail is planned in the near future that will lead canoers/kayakers through the historic oxbows of Ten Mile Creek.