Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary Photos

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Cypress Knees
As expected, lots and lots of Cypress along the creek bottom (Photo by CraigS)
Sandy Trail in Sandyland
This is typical of most of the trail (Photo by CraigS)
Slough in creek bottom
One of many sloughs along the way (Photo by CraigS)
Village Creek
A view of Village Creek along the Flood Plain trail (Photo by CraigS)
Entrance to Sandyland
This is a the trail head of Sandyland (Photo by CraigS)
Massive Tree
The highlight of the Floodplain Trail was finding this massive, hollowed out tree dotted with woodpecker holes. It must have been 6-7 feet in diameter. My 4' hiking stick provides some scale as to its size. (Photo by Blaze)
Floodplain Trail Direction Markers
At times when the trail was hard to find, these small circular direction markers pointed the way. (Photo by Blaze)
Another View Of The Floodplain Trail
Beware of snakes in the high grass down along the creek. (Photo by Blaze)
View Of The Floodplain Trail
The Floodplain Trail was overgrown with vegetation and in need of maintenance. It was hard to find the trail at times. (Photo by Blaze)
Village Creek
The Floodplain Trail takes you down to and along Village Creek. (Photo by Blaze)
Interpretive Trail
The Longleaf Nature Trail is a short loop with numbered exhibits. (Photo by Blaze)
Good Signage
Signage on the Sandhills Trail was good with direction signs pointing the way. (Photo by Blaze)
Thick Sand
The sand is thick enough in places to stick your hiking pole into it. Walking through this sand is challenging. (Photo by Blaze)
Information Kiosk
Printed trail maps and brochures to the interpretive Longleaf Nature Trail can be obtained here. (Photo by Blaze)
Trailhead
This is the trailhead. Note: At the first fork, go left! (Photo by Blaze)
Entrance Sign
This is the sign at the entrance off of Hwy 327. (Photo by Blaze)