Bogey Creek Expansion

This article was written by Megan Mangiaracino, Director of Development and Marketing at the North Florida Land Trust.

Our first public park, Bogey Creek Preserve, opened to the community in April of 2019. A 75-acre gem in the Pumpkin Hill neighborhood of north Jacksonville, it is a beautiful example of “Old Florida” with its 70 acres of cypress swamp, maritime hammock forest, and salt marsh overlooking the Timucuan Preserve. Trails on the Preserve take you through the various ecosystems and the experience is a step back in time, into the wild.

Our opening year brought hundreds of visitors, guided tours, special interest events, and group nature walks.