The Alachua County Four Creeks Preserve North Trailhead (8400 NW 13th St., Gainesville) and South Trailhead at (6845 NW 37th St., Gainesville) will be temporarily closed for road and trail maintenance activities. The trails will be closed beginning Monday, July 15, 2024. The closure is expected to remain in effect through an estimated period of Friday, July 19, 2024, depending on the weather. During this time, maintenance of several areas will occur in the preserve. Equipment will be operating on the roads and trail system throughout the Preserve. Trail closure was identified as the best way to protect public safety during these maintenance activities.
For visitor safety, the public is expected to observe all closure signs. Unauthorized persons may be cited for trespass. When work is completed, the county will remove the closure signs and advise the public that the trails are open again.
The Four Creeks Preserve is actively managed through the Alachua County Forever Program; the voter-approved initiative to acquire, improve and manage environmentally sensitive lands to protect water resources, wildlife habitat and natural areas suitable for resource-based recreation. The referendum was first passed in November 2000. It was funded again by the voters in 2008, 2016 and again in 2022 with the Wild Spaces and Public Places referendum.
The near-by Turkey Creek Preserve trailhead (6300 NW 93rd Ave., Alachua) remains open for pedestrians and bicycles.
Learn more about Alachua County Forever.
For more information, contact the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department Land Conservation Four Creeks Preserve Manager Mike Nelson at 352-264-6848 or mnelson@alachuacounty.us.
