2022 Fall Newcomers Guide
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NEWCOMERS GUIDE TO PARADISE 54 Consistent Award Winning Top Producer 941-286-7315 Sharon.Kerr@comcast.net www.SharonKerr.com 19700 Cochran Blvd. Port Charlotte, FL 33948 Each Offi ce is Independently Owned and Operated adno=3857249-1 As is Often Said, Real Estate is About LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! I Have Extensive Knowledge of the Port Charlotte, FL Area and Can Help You Find the Right Home For You or the Right Buyer For Your Home. area parks OLD FLORIDA PARKS MYAKKA STATE FOREST Within the city limits of North Port, just off River Road, is Myakka State Forest. The state forest is more than 8,500 acres that includes miles of hiking and biking trails. The park also offers canoe launches, picnic areas and rural camping for those who enjoy a primitive lifestyle, including a campsite right along the Myakka River. It also allows some small-game hunting during certain times of the year. 2000 S. River Road, Englewood. 941-460-1333, www.fdacs. gov/Divisions-Offices/Florida-Forest- Service/Our-Forests/State-Forests/ Myakka-State-Forest. OSCAR SCHERER STATE PARK Florida state parks provide habitat for many rare, threatened, or endangered plants and animals. With 1382 acres comprised of pine flatwoods, a blackwater stream called South Creek, and two freshwater lakes, Oscar Scherer State Park is no exception. The park in particular is noted for its population of scrub-jays, gopher tortoises and indigo snakes. 1843 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey. 941-483-5956, www.floridastateparks.org/ parks-and-trails/oscar-scherer-state-park. FILE PHOTO Old Florida trees and brush are aspects of both Myakka River State Park near Sarasota and Myakka State Forest between North Port and Englewood.