Nice Little Park With Lots Of Wildlife
By Blaze on 5/1/2013
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Distance: 2.60 Miles Duration: 57 minutes
Rocky Creek Park is located on Lake Somerville, very close to Yegua Creek Park. The trail is supposed to be 5.3 miles long, but I only walked about half that distance. Part of the problem is the trail map they provide you at the park entrance is HORRIBLE! It is similar to a napkin drawing and is practically useless. At the trailhead and along the trail there are display maps, EQUALLY USELESS! Frankly, I have my doubts that there are 5.3 miles of trails in this park. I admit that I most likely didn't walk all of the trails, but my track file shows I walked the main/long ones that comprise most of the distance.
Anyways, the trail itself is well-maintained and there is an abundance of wildlife in this park. I saw rabbits, deer, caterpillars, butterflies, millipedes, and a number of birds, all in less than an hour.
I was told I was only allowed to bring my camera and a bottle of water with me on the hike. They are pretty strict, but the trails also did not have any trash or litter whatsoever.