Prairie Lakes - Old Trail Notes

Three Lakes WMA - Prairie Lakes Unit

19-Jan-2008: The tails are all in very good condition. The sign-in box at the southern end of the loop trail is in pretty bad shape. There was about an inch of stagnate water inside the box and the log book was completely saturated.

17-Jul-2004: Portions of the north and south loop trails have been re-blazed using white paint instead of orange. This was done in order to eliminate some of the confusion that thru-hikers may get when going through this area without a map. Now there is only one orange blazed trail, which is officially part of the Florida National Scenic Trail. Trails are a little wet, especially in the northeast section, where you may have to wade through about a foot of water. There's an alternate route (the blue trail), if you don't want to get your feet wet. A few areas along the trail need lopping and fallen debris removed, but for the most part the trails are in good condition.
08-Oct-2001: The trail section that heads south towards State Road 60 is little overgrown particularly around the old railroad grade. Blazes are in good shape but are sometimes blocked from view by low lying tree branches. Everything is high and dry until you cross over into Three Lakes WMA.
25-Mar-2001: Tree harvesting in the northeast section could make it difficult to follow the trail. Most of the trees in this area were removed. Trail blazes were in good shape. As usually, hogs have made a mess of things in the northwest section. Overall the trails are in good condition. The place has not seen much rain in a while so things are a bit dry out there. The canals are pretty much dried up and the lakes are at a very low level. No need to worry about bugs. There are none. Enjoy it while it lasts!