Tranquility at Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Tranquility at Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Turkey Creek Sanctuary has been our quiet wildness escape on the Space Coast (east) of Florida. We’ve spent many days simply wandering the trails, cameras in hand, snapping photos of flowers, animals and bugs. Always staying hours longer than we intended to. This park offers a unique atmosphere, tucked away in the middle of Palm Bay, you will feel miles away from suburbia. A combination of nature trails, jogging trails and boardwalks weave through the park, offering something for everyone. Each time we visited, the park offered us something new to see and experience.  Over the 2 months we spent in Florida, we were able to see Turkey Creek Sanctuary transform during the spring months. Flowers bloomed, tent caterpillars emerged and baby tortoises hatched. It was amazing to see the surroundings change from week to week. It would be fantastic to visit year round.

I can’t say enough about how much we enjoyed this park, so I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Turkey Creek Sanctuary has been our quiet wildness escape on the Space Coast of Florida. We've spent many days simply wandering the trails, cameras in hand, snapping photos of flowers, animals and bugs. Always staying hours longer than we intended to.  I can't say enough about how much we enjoyed this park, so I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Boardwalk entrance

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

One of the many types of butterflies

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Dragonfly

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Dragonfly

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Grasshopper

Walk slowly, look closely and you'll see small creatures like this ant.

Walk slowly, look closely and you’ll see small creatures like this ant.

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Baby gopher tortoise

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Adult gopher tortoise

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Lizard

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Raccoon who’s about to steal my bag!

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

I do love handstands!

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Squirrel

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Sunbathing turtles

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Purple powder puff flower

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Green lizard

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

tent caterpillars

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Florida wildflowers

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Vine on the boardwalk

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Huntsman spider (missing a leg)

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Kermit!! Cuban tree frog

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Boardwalk

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

More Boardwalk. We loved all the writing on the boards.

If you would like to visit Turkey Creek Sanctuary, it can be found in Palm Bay, Florida. 1502 Port Malabar Blvd NE. The trails are open daily from 7am till sunset.

 

Jill Patterson
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