This Nature Preserve is incredible and incredibly scenic. The trails are fairly smooth even with my walker. Very handicap accessible friendly. There are many trails to hike, a lake, a nature center with animal exhibits and a cow ranch. There is also geocaching available on site. Plenty of good parking and every child I saw there seemed to be having... More

Went to Lakeland to watch our beloved Detroit Tigers play, but our visit to the CIrcle B Bar Reserve was definitely the highlight of our trip. Beautiful scenery, alligators, turtles, raccoons and birds, birds and more birds! Nature at its best--and a photographer's delight! I'm almost 72 with bad knees and recovering from spine surgery, but my wife and I... More

This facility is awesome. Plenty of picnic tables and the hiking trails are excellent. There was no entry fee into this reserve and the wildlife is abundant. We saw gators, a variety of colorful birds and flowers and even some wild hogs. Time restraints kept us from spending more time there but one could stay the whole day and not... More

If you like local Florida wildlife like birds, gaters, etc. the Circle B Bar preserve is the place to visit. Their is more than 5 miles of trails and lots of different Florida birds.

Forget Disney and Universal (don't get me wrong, I love them), but this is one of the best days you could have in Florida. The reserve is beautifully kept and the scenery is stunning. Within minutes we'd experienced armadillos, birds and squirrels. Over the next few hours this increased to raccoons, wild hogs, numerous alligators and turtles all in their... More

You have to keep an eye out when you go down Hwy 540 (winterlake rd) to make sure you do not drive past it. Once there there is a nice facility where you can go to the bathroom and get a lot of information. I do believe they even have kids tours, activities. The paths are cleared so you can... More

Having found an article in our local newspaper back in Michigan, we had some time in between Detroit Tiger spring training games so we thought we would check this place out. From the moment you drive through the front gate, the path winds through a stand of Spanish moss covered Hammock Oaks. You get the feeling that you have stepped... More

This spot is a lovely place to do a great nature walk. It has paths that make several loops around the property. The reserve is owned and managed by the county. You will walk thru a oak hammock that has enormous, beautiful oak trees. Keep a look out here. I have seen owls, hawks, and woodpeckers in this area. There... More

I go to a lot of "nature" places every winter when I'm in Florida. Circle B Bar Reserve is in the top few for me. Great trails, lots of waterfowl. I happened to be there when the chicks were just days-to-weeks old and it was fantastic for photos. Sandhill Cranes, Limpkins, Moorhens, Herons, etc., were all tending to their chicks.... More