Edward W. Chance Reserve Coker Prairie Tract

Birding / Hiking / Adventuring Roadtrip Info

ROUGH DRAFT

Mar 2022

What's It Like
Kind of Birds
Wildlife
Ammenities
Time Needs
Directions
Experience

Typical view [?]

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Typical View (8)

Snapshots! (4)

GRADES: Click each for info, = Note*
How Big	C *
Importance	F
Revisit?	D
Birding	D
Wildlife	C
Summer Heat	F
Terrain	B *
Fun Hike	D *
Maintained	D *
Mosquitos	B
Biting Files	A *
Ticks	B

NOTE: I explored half in half a day - I don't recommend it.

NOTE: Was mowed when I went - might not stay that way in summer

NOTE: Very boring - just jeep trails with few spots of trees

NOTE: Trailhead has no information and it's just jeep trails so not much to maintain

NOTE: Usually they don't like exposed places like this

LOCATION: Accuracy: Read me

On Big Map: Click map (or on google maps). Address: 35100 FL-64, Myakka City, FL, Manatee, USA, 34251

5 CLOSEST (Map)

Miles	Location
2.9	Flatford Swamp Preserve Myakka River
3	Wingate Creek State Park
7.8	Edward W. Chance Reserve Gilley Creek Tract
9.1	Little Manatee River Southfork Tract
11.6	Crowley Museum

1) What It's Like

Very little of interest and very spread out. Almost no shade anywhere. Great they are saving the land - maybe to join together to make wildlife corridors.

2) Kinds of Birds

Things that like fields with a few dead trees - vultures, kestrels maybe. Could have turkeys but saw none.

I saw deer and pigs when I spent the better part of a day exploring but there isn't much but very infrequent patches of trees and grass for much to hide in. That alligator pic was on private land to the left a ways after entering. Very little water here.

4) Amenities

A single picnic bench unreasonably far in to bother with.

5) Directions

Drive to it, reconsider, and go somewhere else ;-)

6) Time Requirements

You could spend the better part of a day if you wanted to walk it all but when I did I was disappointed.

Experience

It's just walking exposed to the sun and not seeing much but wide open spaces. Not diverse botany or varying environments. It's nice that the land is saved for the future but I'd have to be sick of other area trails to go back and I definitely wouldn't suggest it in summer.

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