FLORIDA PLACE TO EXPLORE
Tree Hill Nature Center
Duval County · North Florida & First Coast
A nonprofit nature center in Arlington since 1971, on the second-highest ground in Duval County, with live native animals and three creeks.
ABOUT THIS PLACE
Tree Hill Nature Center opened in 1971 at 7152 Lone Star Road in Arlington and is run as a nonprofit. The original property was 40 acres; the state bought most of the land in 1975, the city added ten acres in 1998, and an estate left the center 160 acres in 1990, parts of which later went to make other parks. The hill the place is named for is the second-highest point in Duval County at 36 feet, which tells you something about the county, and a 300-year-old oak grows on it. Three ecosystems and their trails cross the property, with Strawberry Creek, Red Bay Branch and Howland Creek running its length. The Environmental Center, dedicated in 1985, holds live native animals including gopher tortoises, snakes and alligators. The Flight of Fancy butterfly house opened in 2007, the same year as the 300-seat Joseph A. Strasser Amphitheatre, and a seasonal butterfly and hummingbird garden hosts an annual festival. The center works under contract with Duval County Schools on instruction and curriculum, and about 25,000 people come through in a year
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