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Rocky Creek Trails Nature Preserve

Tourist attraction Park Nature preserve

👍 Nice but very short trail, with lots of shade from the large native trees and lots of wild potato vine wrapped around them. About half way there is a cute little bridge over the creek, when you get to the end you can backtrack or use the upper Tampa Bay trail to return to the parking lot. I didn't s... People often mention trail, parking, walk, bike,


Address

7415 Manhattan Dr, Tampa, FL 33625

Website

www.hillsboroughcounty.org

Contact

(813) 264-8513

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (154 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 8 AM to 6 PM
  • Friday: 8 AM to 6 PM
  • Saturday: 8 AM to 6 PM
  • Sunday: 8 AM to 6 PM
  • Monday: 8 AM to 6 PM
  • Tuesday: 8 AM to 6 PM
  • Wednesday: 8 AM to 6 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: trail (23) parking (8) walk (6) bike (6)
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  • 4/5 Donald S. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice but very short trail, with lots of shade from the large native trees and lots of wild potato vine wrapped around them. About half way there is a cute little bridge over the creek, when you get to the end you can backtrack or use the upper Tampa Bay trail to return to the parking lot. I didn't see anyone else on the trail but there was a few bicyclests on the paved trail. There's a $2.00 parking fee
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Janelle R. 1 year ago on Google
    This trail is awesome for a walk or bike ride. Its long enough to give you a good, long peaceful walk, jog or run to clear the mind. It also offers great shade in certain parts of the trail, especially the hiking area and bridge. It is lovely, well maintained and great getaway close to home.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Dakota Y. 1 year ago on Google
    Small park, with a nice little trail if your looking to get some fresh air. Not big enough to charge for parking, in my personal opinion.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lala U. 2 years ago on Google
    One shelter with bensches and trash bin by the parking area. There's an open field and nice size trail thats partially paved. If you're lucky you may see the beautiful peacocks 🦚 running about so try no to spook them with loud noises!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Janna R. 2 years ago on Google
    It is a nice trail for a walk. I saw a bunch of flowers, some butterflies and warblers. I like nature parks that have more birds and wildlife than this nature park. It is a long nice trail with plenty of shade but I like other parks more than this place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mark S. 2 years ago on Google
    Gorgeous walking trail and well maintained. No litter and kept very tidy. $2 parking is well worth the price. A beautiful little gem of a place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Z 3 years ago on Google
    Butterflies and nature galore. Excellent for a jog, bike ride or quick walk. $2 bucks gets you parking all day! Boardwalk, sand, grass and water. Def bring some snacks or always a bottle of water. Lots of horseflies lingering around so careful, they can hurt! Beautiful short trail but with lots to offer!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angie F. 4 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place. They're building a bridge over rocky creek too that's gonna be awesome. **Edit** I just went about a week ago- the middle of January 2020- and the bridge is finished, it's absolutely beautiful. Parking is two dollars, which kind of suprised me since it's such a small preserve and an extremely short trail. The shortest I've ever seen in my life actually, it's just a tiny little loop that goes from the parking lot to the upper Tampa Bay bike trail. So you can get to the preserve trail from the bike trail so that's really cool. The trail is very clearly marked too so that's always a good thing. If you are someone who drives there with your bike to use the upper Tampa Bay bike trail it's a great place to park and the parking lot is very nicely paved and maintained.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Melissa S. 2 years ago on Google
    Not a very big park but has a cute creek to check out and it connects to the Upper Tampa Bay trail so that's convenient. $2 to park in their small lot.

  • 2/5 S. P. 3 years ago on Google
    The portion of trail that starts here and runs through it is quite, quite small, nevertheless being part of the trailing system and birding trails surely could display arrays of birds and animals not present the day I visited yet flora, fungi and others are always great displays of beauty.

  • 2/5 David A. 2 years ago on Google
    It's about a quarter mile walk through the woods. Pretty enough but only worth it if you're walking past it anyway on the trail.

  • 3/5 Ron D. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice little preserve. Shelter house with tables. Parking lot. One trail out and back, or make a loop by including a short section of the upper Tampa Bay Trail.

  • 3/5 Christine B. 1 year ago on Google
    It's just 1/4 mile trail (16 acres) but it was nice, short walk over lunch with the dogs. YOU HAVE TO PAY $2 TO PARK. I had trouble getting money into the machine so I parked down the road instead of risking a ticket.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Activities
    • ✓️ Hiking
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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