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Trail ride directly off the property, wonderful views!

 

  

   

 

 

 

 

 

Woodland trail on site

         

 

 

One of Colt Creek's three beautiful fishing lakes.

 

Manager's Message

All trails and fishing lakes are open but with recent rains they are pretty wet in some areas. Remember to bring plenty of drinking water, sunscreen and insect repellant so that you can better enjoy “the Real Florida”.

For more information about the park please feel free to give us a call at (863) 815-6761.

We hope to see you out at the park real soon.

Updated 08/30/08
- Scott Spaulding, Park Manager

Welcome to Colt Creek State Park a short trailer ride from our facility

Purchased from the Overstreet Family in May of 2006, this 5067 acre park nestled within the Green Swamp Wilderness Area and named after one of the tributaries that flows through the property was opened to the public on January 20, 2007. For over 60 years this property was managed as a cattle ranch by the Overstreet family. Past activities on the land also included lime rock mining, timber harvesting, citrus production and turpentining. Comprised mainly of Pine Flatwoods, Cypress Domes and open pasture land, this piece of still pristine wilderness is home to many animal species including the American Bald Eagle, Sherman’s Fox Squirrel, Gopher Tortoise, White-Tail Deer, Wild Turkey and Bobcat. The park is currently equipped with a lime rock entrance road, grass parking area, wheel chair accessible restroom, informational kiosk, picnic pavilion and several picnic tables and grills. Visitors are invited to fish, picnic, and hike or ride their horses on over 12 miles of trails and enjoy nature study at its finest. Be sure to check out our activities page for more information.

Contact the Florida Park Service Information Center for general inquiries.
For Information about Colt Creek State Park, please call (863) 815-6761.
 

Hours of Operation

Florida state parks are open from 8 a.m. until sundown 365 days a year.

 

Driving Directions


The park is located 16 miles north of Lakeland just south of the Withlacoochee River off of State Road 471. From I-4 take exit # 32 and proceed north on US 98 approximately 13 miles, turn right onto State Road 471. From I-75 take exit # 301 and proceed east on State Road 50 for approximately 13 miles, turn right onto State Road 471. The entrance to the park is 3.8 miles north of US 98 and 17 miles south of State Road 50.


 

Park Fees

Day Use Entrance Fee: $2.00 per vehicle/up to 8 people and $1.00 per person for individuals who walk or bike in.

Primitive Youth Camp Fee is $2.00 per Adult and $1.00 per Child per night (please see our Activities page for more information).

Colt Creek State Park

16000 State Rd 471
Lakeland, Florida 33809
Phone: (863) 815-6761
Fax: Contact Park for More Information

 

 

DADE CITY - Swiftmud's equine recreation preserves are relatively unknown to the public. The Upper Hillsborough land is next to the Green Swamp, a 102,000-acre preserve managed

by the water district north of U.S. 98 and east of Dade City.

 

Withlacoochee State Forest – Croom Equestrian Trails - just a short trailer ride from Rohan Stables
Declared as one of the "10 Coolest Places in North America" by the World Wildlife Fund, the Withlacoochee State Forest has numerous outdoor recreational opportunities available for everyone. Among the recreational amenities that make this state forest so popular are the horse trails in the Hernando County portion of the Croom Tract of the Withlacoochee State Forest. The horse trails in this area are dry-to-damp, all weather trails that wind through central Florida’s longleaf pine and scrub oak hills, live oak thickets and hardwood hammocks, past creek bottoms and cypress ponds. Of particular interest are the area’s ravines, prairies and abandoned rock mines. Wildlife found in the area include deer, quail, grey squirrels and bobcats.

 

 

Or Ocala National Forest - an hour North

 

Horseback riding on the Ocala National Forest provides opportunities to quietly become part of the woodlands community. Forest riding trails are actually old roads six to eight feet wide, marked at intervals with painted spots – called blazes – on the trees. These trails offer safe passage through the leaning sand pines of the “big scrub”; the straight, sturdy longleaf pines of the “flatwoods”; plus numerous lakes and grassy prairies.

 

Horseback riding on the Ocala National Forest provides opportunities to quietly become part of the woodlands community. Forest riding trails are actually old roads six to eight feet wide, marked at intervals with painted spots – called blazes – on the trees. These trails offer safe passage through the leaning sand pines of the “big scrub”; the straight, sturdy longleaf pines of the “flatwoods”; plus numerous lakes and grassy prairies.

 

LAM (Lake/Alachua/Marion) Trail

[Photograph]: Horseback riding trails are abundant in the Ocala.The LAM (Lake/Alachua/Marion) Trail is marked with yellow blazes. In the Ocala National Forest it stretches 34 miles from Doe Lake to a point near the town Eureka. The trail does continue beyond the forest towards Paines Prairie near Gainesville, but not all sections may be completed.


 

The Swim Pond horse trailer parking area is shown on the horse trail map. While this is the only developed parking facility available at this time, many individuals choose to park alongside a forest road wherever trails cross. As long as the vehicles do not obstruct traffic or destroy natural resources, this is permitted.

There is no permit or fee to ride horses on these trails, nor is riding restricted to the established trails, however, horses are not permitted on the Paisley Woods Bicycle Trail, the Ocala section of the Florida National Scenic Trail, or in developed campgrounds. Tent camping with horses is allowed throughout the general forest area, except during deer hunting season. Campers wishing to camp in a rig or motorhome with their horses are restricted to the primitive campsites designated on the primitive campsite map. Individuals seeking more developed sites for their rigs and horses or tent campers wishing to camp with horses during the deer hunting season may wish to seek alternative locations.

Doe Lake Recreation Area

Doe Lake Recreation Area is a group camp and is by reservation only. Several horse clubs reserve this facility and some call it a “horse camp“, however, many different groups use Doe Lake throughout the year.