Outdoors & Nature Insider

If you like off-the-beaten-path parks, well, Colt Creek State Park is the place for you! Located in the Green Swamp Wilderness Area, this 5,000-acre parcel of land is perfect for your next hiking, fishing, birding, geocaching or horseback riding trip. Speaking of horseback riding, the equestrian trails here are a huge draw to the park. On a recent trip out to Colt Creek State Park, I thought I had arrived during a horse show, turns out that are just tons of riders attracted to the property! It's a great place. You can look one direction and see folks fishing along the banks of the lake, and turn your head the other way and see a family out birding near the treeline. 

Colt Creek State Park is one of the areas highlighted in Polk County's Trek Ten Trails geocaching program, so be sure to check that out! 

Also, I've put together a video of some scenes from Colt Creek State Park. You can take a look at that here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9ilaYbv_l8

For more information about Colt Creek State Park, please visit www.floridastateparks.org/coltcreek.  See you on the trail!