About
LocationFL
RegionOrange County
Managed byFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
SizeLarge — multiple days
Acres1,772 acres

Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area is an area of wilderness conservation lands southeast of Orlando, Florida. It straddles the border between Orange County and Osceola County and is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which has been granted a conservation easement over the property by the two counties. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's management plan for Split Oak Forest is "to restore and maintain the habitats critical to the long-term benefit of state and federally listed upland species, particularly the gopher tortoise." The wilderness area includes prairie and scrub habitat, including sandhill terrain, and is home to gopher tortoises, sandhill cranes, eastern indigo snakes, fox squirrels, butterflies, woodpeckers, kestrels, various songbirds, and some rare plant species. There are trails throughout the wilderness area for visitors. The wilderness area trails are accessible via both Moss Park and Clapp Simms Duda Road. The wilderness area is adjacent to Eagles Roost Park, home of the Back to Nature wildlife refuge.

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Trails (7)
  • Center Trail1.1 mi · Easy · 15 ft up · 30 min
  • Lake Loop1.0 mi · Loop · Easy · 29 ft up · 30 min
  • Lake Hart Spur0.1 mi · Easy · Flat · 15 min
  • County Line Trail0.4 mi · Easy · 18 ft up · 15 min · from Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area
  • Florida National Scenic Trail4.6 mi · Moderate · 50 ft up · 2 hr 15 min · from Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area
  • North/South Trail5.2 mi · Moderate · 53 ft up · 2 hr 45 min · from Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area
  • Sundew Trail0.1 mi · Easy · Flat · 15 min · from Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area

Trail data: USGS National Map / PAD-US, the National Park Service, state agencies, and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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