Brandon

Nature Adventures

This page lists nature parks, botanical gardens, environmental centers, and other places where kids can study and enjoy nature in the Brandon, Florida area.
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Alafia River Corridor Nature Preserve - North

The Alafia River Corridor Nature Preserve (ARCNP), is a 4,070 acre preserve located in eastern Hills ...

9256 South County Rd. 39, Plant City, FL, 33567
Alafia River Corridor Nature Preserve - South

The Alafia River Corridor Nature Preserve (ARCNP), is a 4,070 acre preserve located in eastern Hills ...

12098 S. County Road 39, Lithia, FL, 33547
Alafia River State Park

Standing out from the relatively flat topography of Central Florida is Alafia River State Park, a re ...

14326 S. County Road 39, Lithia, FL, 33547
Alafia Scrub Nature Preserve

This 80-acre nature preserve includes diverse habitats, including hammock, scrub, creeks, ravines, s ...

Playground Features
10243 Elbow Bend Road, Riverview, FL, 33578
Alderman's Ford Conservation Park

The park's most popular attraction is a 1.9 mile paved loop that follows the north and south prongs ...

100 Alderman's Ford Park Dr, Plant City, FL, 33547
Apollo Beach Nature Preserve

The Apollo Beach Nature Preserve is a 63-acre nature preserve that serves as habitat for a variety o ...

6760 Surfside Boulevard, Apollo Beach, FL, 33572
Bahia Beach Nature Preserve

The restoration area consists of new wetlands created for the purposes of enhancing wildlife and mar ...

2513 Shell Point Road, Ruskin, FL, 33570
Balm Boyette Nature Preserve

The Balm Boyette Scrub Nature Preserve is 5,723 acres. The preserve is best known for its 25 miles o ...

15102 County Road 672, Wimauma, FL, 33598
Bell Creek Nature Preserve

The Bell Creek Nature Preserve is a 477 acre Preserve located east of McMullen Road, south of Boyett ...

10940 McMullen Road,, Riverview, FL, 33569
Blackwater Creek Nature Preserve

The Blackwater Creek Nature Preserve was acquired from 1997 through 2003 by Hillsborough County thro ...

2469 Patrinostro Road, Plant City, FL, 33565
Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center

The Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center is a 160 acre nature preserve run entirely by volunteers. It ...

4140 24th St SE, Ruskin, FL, 33570
Cockroach Bay Nature Preserve

Boat ramp access point and parking are located at the western dead end of Cockroach Bay Road leads t ...

3839 Gulf City Road, Ruskin, FL, 33570
Dead River Conservation Park

The park is available for walking and biking, but is closed to motorized vehicles due to road damage ...

15098 Dead River Road, Thonotosassa, FL, 33592
E.G. Simmons Conservation Park

Ever since the mid-1960s, outdoor enthusiasts have been enamored by the natural beauty of E.G. Simmo ...

2401 19th Ave NW, Ruskin, FL, 33570
Edward Medard Conservation Park

Among its main attractions is a 700-acre reservoir used for canoeing, boating, and fishing. Also inc ...

6140 Turkey Creek Rd., Plant City, FL, 33567
FishHawk Creek Nature Preserve North

The FishHawk Creek Preserve is a 3,286-acre site located in southeastern Hillsborough County. The pr ...

Playground Features
3931 Lithia Springs Road, Lithia, Fl, 33547
FishHawk Creek Preserve South

The FishHawk Creek Preserve is an approximately 1,550 acre site located in Southeastern Hillsborough ...

16640 Boyette Rd., Riverview, Fl
Flatwoods Conservation Park

Best known for its seven-mile paved loop road, which serves as a multiuse trail, Flatwoods Park prov ...

Playground Features
14302 Morris Bridge Rd., Thonotosassa, Fl, 33617
Florida State Parks Junior Ranger Program

The Florida State Parks Junior Ranger Program provides the opportunity for young people to learn, se ...

Fred & Idah Schultz Nature Preserve

This 134-acre tract is currently managed by the Hillsborough County Conservation and Environmental L ...

5906 Kracker Avenue, Gibsonton, Florida, 33534
Geocaching

Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants na ...

multiple locations
Golden Aster Scrub Nature Preserve

This 1,181-acre nature preserve includes a ridge of endemic and imperiled scrub habitats surrounded ...

Playground Features
12181 East Bay Road, Gibsonton, Florida, 33534
Golden Aster Scrub Nature Preserve

This 1,181-acre nature preserve includes a ridge of endemic and imperiled scrub habitats surrounded ...

Playground Features
12181 East Bay Road, Gibsonton, Florida, 33534
Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail

The Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail is a network of 510 premier wildlife viewing sites acro ...

Hillsborough River State Park

Just minutes from downtown Tampa, this diverse park offers a refuge from city life with seven miles ...

15402 U.S. 301 North, Thonotosassa, FL, 33592
J.B. Sargeant (Wilderness Regional Park)

John B. Sargeant, Sr. Memorial Park, is best known for boating access to the Hillsborough River. Dow ...

12702 N US Hwy. 301, Thonotosassa, Florida, 33592
Jeanie and Pete Johnson Nature Preserve

This 85-acre nature preserve was purchased by Hillsborough County’s Environmental Lands Acquisition ...

11002 Ekker Rd, Gibsonton, Florida, 33534
Letterboxing

Letterboxing combines artistic ability with "treasure-hunts" in parks, forests, and cities around th ...

multiple locations
Lettuce Lake Park

Lettuce Lake Conservation Park is one of Hillsborough County's most visited parks. More than half of ...

6920 East Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, Fl, 33637
Lithia Springs Conservation Park

Well-known for its natural spring which flows year-round, cool, clean water into the Alafia River, t ...

3932 Lithia Springs Road, Lithia, FL, 33547
Little Manatee River State Park

The Little Manatee River begins in a swampy area near Fort Lonesome and flows almost 40 miles before ...

215 Lightfoot Rd., Wimauma, Florida, 33598
Lower Green Swamp Nature Preserve

Park Description: This 12,800 acre nature preserve in the northeastern corner of Hillsborough County ...

3540 East Knights Griffin Road, Plant City, Fl, 33565
Morris Bridge Conservation Park

Wildlife abounds at this park along the Hillsborough River, with frequent sightings of alligators, t ...

13630 Morris Bridge Rd., Thonotosassa, Fl, 33592
Pebble Park

Pebble Park is a 27 acre Hillsborough County Conservation Park located in Riverview on the Alafia Ri ...

Playground Features
9955 Riverview Dr, Riverview, FL, 33578
Plant City ROCKS

We are painting rocks to "hide" around Plant City to spread joy and brighten people's day. Come join ...

Rhodine Scrub Nature Preserve

Due to high water, downed trees, or other issues related to Hurricane Ian, this location is closed u ...

12108 Rhodine Rd., Riverview, Fl, 33579
Sensing Nature

Sensing Nature provides fun, indoor environmental education programs, exciting youth field trips and ...

Multiple Locations
Sydney Dover Conservation Park

This conservation park features a popular 7.5-mile equestrian trail, located east of Brandon, and is ...

535 N. Dover Rd, Dover, FL, 33527
Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center

Manatees love warm water. And by a stroke of POWERful luck, Tampa Electric can provide it to them! O ...

6990 Dickman Rd, Apollo Beach, FL, 33572
Triple Creek Nature Preserve

Triple Creek Preserve is a 969-acre preserve located in south Hillsborough County. This preserve pro ...

13305 Balm Boyette Rd., Riverview, Fl, 33579
Wolf Branch Creek Nature Preserve

This 1400-acre nature preserve features some of the finest examples of coastal habitat restoration i ...

481 Villemaire Road, Apollo Beach, FL, 33572