FLORIDA PLACE TO EXPLORE
Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve
Levy County · Gulf Coast
Five thousand and twenty-eight acres of scrub, marsh and flatwoods six miles northeast of Cedar Key on State Road 24.
ABOUT THIS PLACE
Sand pine scrub is one of the older habitats in Florida and one of the scarcest, because it grows on the high dry sand ridges that are also the easiest ground to build on. What survives here supports the Florida scrub-jay, a bird found nowhere else in the world and now confined to fragments of this habitat. Gopher frogs and indigo snakes live in the same dry ground. The wetter parts of the reserve, down toward the salt marsh, bring in roseate spoonbills and wood storks. Trails run through for walkers, cyclists and riders on horseback, and the reserve is a listed site on the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail. Hunting is permitted in season under the wildlife management area rules, so check the dates before planning a walk. Being well away from town lights, it is also used for watching the Geminid meteor shower in December. Open from eight in the morning until sundown all year, and there is no entrance charge
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