We visited on a Monday morning in late December 2024. There was one other car there when we arrived. We ran into the other person as we were walking in past the gate. He was very friendly and actually talked to us and gave us a bunch of tips.
He mentioned how the trail on the far end was a little submerged and muddy and suggested we avoid that and do the short loops. He also warned us about lots of mosquitos. The temps were in the 60s. The other tip is that the park provides map for you in both English and Spanish but they catch is they attach it to the back of the first info board. So make sure you check behind if you want a nice laminated map and remember to put it back when you're done. We went ahead and paid it forward as we were leaving and another group of people were coming in for the first time.
When you hike in there is pit toilet in between the two parallel trails at the beginning. My wife used it and said it was pretty bad. We've used pit toilets plenty on our adventures and she said you need to be pretty desperate to use this one. It was pretty full.
If you walk a little further there is a really nice Butterfly Garden/Picnic Area which is very pretty and picturesque. The only problem was mosquitos. The local who we bumped into and talked with us had on long pants and long sleeves. We should've taken that as a hint. We did do the Port Bougainville Trail until we hit the spur. We soon realized that we needed to keep hauling it and as long as you kept moving it was harder for the mosquitos to get you. There were some really nice views on this trail but if you stopped more than 10 sec to enjoy the views of the water, you were immediately swarmed by mosquitos. There have been very few other trails we've been on where it was this bad and we've hiked over 100 different trails since COVID all on the East Coast.
This park is a great little hidden gem but the only thing really keeping it from being 5 stars is the lack of mosquito control. We may visit again in the future but not super high priority on our list.
It's a really nice area for trail walking. Toilet house is outhouse but it was clean and stocked with tissue. There's a really nice garden area for a picnic or just a sit, rest and enjoy spot. On the north end of the full loop it was flooded; so we took the cut to head back down the trail.
Nice place to walk although can be muddy/impassible after rain at end of loop. About 2.5 miles total loop. Natural and paved trails through mangroves. Nice reprieve from hot sun. Bring Strava or other mapping app as not well marked. No see um / mosquito Bug spray a must when still. There is an honor/volunteer donation station and a vault toilet near the entrance.
If you are looking for a nice shady walk in the woods, this is it. But don't count on the map you can download from their website. Highly inaccurate. We got to the half way point for the shorter walk and based on lack of signage took what we thought was the longer route. Turned out to end up as a single file trail for a bit and then hooked up to the opposite side of the big loop. So we went right, hoping to loop around but ended up getting to the part that they show as flooding during rains. Yet, it hadn't rained in days. So, had to turn around and go back making the whole trip more like 2.5 miles. It's quiet, there were a few other folks on the trails. It's clearly neglected as many trails were closed and overgrown.
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David Lieu
3 weeks agoWe visited on a Monday morning in late December 2024. There was one other car there when we arrived. We ran into the other person as we were walking in past the gate. He was very friendly and actually talked to us and gave us a bunch of tips. He mentioned how the trail on the far end was a little submerged and muddy and suggested we avoid that and do the short loops. He also warned us about lots of mosquitos. The temps were in the 60s. The other tip is that the park provides map for you in both English and Spanish but they catch is they attach it to the back of the first info board. So make sure you check behind if you want a nice laminated map and remember to put it back when you're done. We went ahead and paid it forward as we were leaving and another group of people were coming in for the first time. When you hike in there is pit toilet in between the two parallel trails at the beginning. My wife used it and said it was pretty bad. We've used pit toilets plenty on our adventures and she said you need to be pretty desperate to use this one. It was pretty full. If you walk a little further there is a really nice Butterfly Garden/Picnic Area which is very pretty and picturesque. The only problem was mosquitos. The local who we bumped into and talked with us had on long pants and long sleeves. We should've taken that as a hint. We did do the Port Bougainville Trail until we hit the spur. We soon realized that we needed to keep hauling it and as long as you kept moving it was harder for the mosquitos to get you. There were some really nice views on this trail but if you stopped more than 10 sec to enjoy the views of the water, you were immediately swarmed by mosquitos. There have been very few other trails we've been on where it was this bad and we've hiked over 100 different trails since COVID all on the East Coast. This park is a great little hidden gem but the only thing really keeping it from being 5 stars is the lack of mosquito control. We may visit again in the future but not super high priority on our list.
Diana Greenlee
11 months agoIt's a really nice area for trail walking. Toilet house is outhouse but it was clean and stocked with tissue. There's a really nice garden area for a picnic or just a sit, rest and enjoy spot. On the north end of the full loop it was flooded; so we took the cut to head back down the trail.
Dianne Stephens
a week agoMostly natural environment- some paved trail- but also flooded on part,when we were there, and couldn’t get through it and had to turn around.
Dave Safirstein
a month agoNice place to walk although can be muddy/impassible after rain at end of loop. About 2.5 miles total loop. Natural and paved trails through mangroves. Nice reprieve from hot sun. Bring Strava or other mapping app as not well marked. No see um / mosquito Bug spray a must when still. There is an honor/volunteer donation station and a vault toilet near the entrance.
Janice Sickenberger
4 months agoIf you are looking for a nice shady walk in the woods, this is it. But don't count on the map you can download from their website. Highly inaccurate. We got to the half way point for the shorter walk and based on lack of signage took what we thought was the longer route. Turned out to end up as a single file trail for a bit and then hooked up to the opposite side of the big loop. So we went right, hoping to loop around but ended up getting to the part that they show as flooding during rains. Yet, it hadn't rained in days. So, had to turn around and go back making the whole trip more like 2.5 miles. It's quiet, there were a few other folks on the trails. It's clearly neglected as many trails were closed and overgrown.