T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Memorial Reserve

Not very picturesque

We walked for about an hour in the Reserve. It is quite large - and not as well-marked as I would like. I didn't find it very picturesque - much walking on car tracks. Very few benches.

Apocalypse Now

We hiked the red trail through a dismal landscape of charred and dead trees. A few taller long leaf pines were still alive and the saw palmetto had come back but all the younger pines and hardwoods ha...

A FAVORITE place to bike, walk, hike, and enjoy!

We have taken the family here numerous times. We enjoy seeing all of the wildlife, such as raccoons, deer, snakes, gators, birds, reptiles, and bugs. We have never had a dull trip to the preserve and ...

Great for hiking and biking or horseback riding

This reserve is huge, over 100 miles of trails, but the main used ones are in and around the parking lot. The Go Bold trail is a challenge for mountain bikes and good for hiking under the tall pine tr...

Epic wilderness

Carlton reserve is my favorite place to run and mountain bike. The boldly-go trail is a super fun twisty single track that runs about 9 miles out to the roads for the way back. The trails are dirt...