About this Event
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Location: SUMICA, 14020 State Road 60, Lake Wales, FL
Leader Name: Ricky Ray
Trip/area Description, with any special characteristics: SUMICA is the largest of Polk County's Environmental Lands and an excellent place to take gorgeous nature pictures. Boasting an expanse of pine flatwoods, the land also supports a diversity of marshes and a picturesque oak hammock. If you climb up to the former railroad bed that runs through the SUMICA property and rises six feet above the landscape, you'll have a great shaded vantage point of the countryside. This 4,031-acre tract sits on the shore of Lake Weohyakapka. Great place to see Red-headed Woodpeckers.
Duration of trip in hours: 4-5 hours
Walking distance: ~6 miles
Degree of difficulty, and any special instructions: May be wet in spots. Trail through pine flatwoods and prairie habitat.
Where you’d like participants to meet: Meet at the IHOP parking lot at 8800 20th St. in Vero Beach.
Time of meeting: 7:00 am.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
IHOP, 8800 20th Street, Vero Beach, United States
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