Great place. Nice wild nature. Good trail for jogging

Amazing spot for photography! A huge variety of wildlife will keep you coming back

Small preserve nestled into a corner bend off of Fairway lane and 15th St S. It has a single loop trail with two branch offs. One leads to a viewing overlook into the marsh where you may Cedar Waxwings feeding off the riped berries in the trees. The second walks out onto a kayak/canoe launch into the intercoastal marshes. Weve seen Osprey and Bald Eagles battle for territory in the tree snags here. Its quiet and has a meditative peacefulness where you can find yourself or lose yourself self from daily life.

A short easy walk through trees and palmetto palms leading out to the river wetlands. Visited with my daughter and her two boys aged 4 and 9. They loved being able to spot raccoons, turtles, crabs, and a blue tailed skink. Only a handful of parking spots at the entrance. More trail signs describing the trees, plants, animals, ecology, ect... of the preserve, would be nice.

Great little park in Jacksonville Beach. Canoe/kayak dump in and out spot and trails to walk. Cool little place to check out

Short walk trail if rained its muddy. Enjoyed it liked the hermit crabs. Little one would enjoy, take repellent. Theres about 4 reg parking spaces and about 2 handicap ones.

Beautiful little preserve hidden in suburbia. About half a mile of sand and boardwalk paths through the woods and wetlands

Great Park, pretty trails and views. Love all the boardwalk paths.

Great park and boat ramp. If you want to walk clear easy wide trails this is for you. Very well marked . There is a board walk and then you off road to finish your walk out through the salt marsh. There is a really nice kayak launch back in there. Strollers work well here. A great place to walk with your family.

Its pretty, and lots of room to walk. Was looking for a geocache and the walking crabs scared the kids. They had never seen them before.

Beautiful hike! Trail was very short and manageable, perfect for a beginner or children. Theres a little canoe dock at the back if you were to walk your canoe through. Mostly boardwalk and packed sand trail. Very short but pretty. Also, parking lot has four spaces and a handicap space so be prepared to park in the grass outside the parking lot. Dog friendly. Stroller friendly.

Doesnt have much to offer really. Only a few parking spaces. The scenic overlook was laughable.

Very short and easy trail if that’s what you enjoy. We had a great time exploring. I brought my dog here as well for a run but the trail was a little shorter so we had to run it more than once which isn’t the dogs favorite thing to do. The second time I went though I brought my family and younger cousins and we had a great time exploring and also reading about the area.

Handicap accessible trail. Hard packed earth and wood boardwalk. Short length trail. Flat except when transitioning to raised boardwalk. Mostly shaded! Breeze from intercostal. Canoe/kayak launch - check tides. Not deep enough for either at low tide; would have to leave and return under mid-tides.

Nice quiet walk.

Beautiful little piece of quiet paradise close to Jax Beach and PVB. There is not much parking so be aware of that and I dont think bikes are allowed.

Very peaceful place not as many people due to small parking area

If you are observant and quiet you could see nature

Nice little trail but was attacked by horse flies the whole time I was there so prepare accordingly

Very pretty little walk. Wish it was much longer, wanted more.

One of my new favorite photography locations. Sunset on the pier overlooking the marsh is breath taking.

Great place to get away and enjoy the peace and quiet. Well marked trails...perfect to walk the dog.

Perfect spot for a quick run or to do lapses on the trail. Just make sure you have bug spray.

Wonderful place for a walk, took about an hour with plenty of stops for pictures.

Nice hiking/walks and nice views

Love love love this place so many tracks and bones and animal trails

Beautiful scenic trail

Great little nature preserve in Jacksonville! Lots of wildlife about and scenic views!

Love it very peaceful

Small, yet quaint

Absolutely love this place lets you know how important our marsh lands are as a ecosystem and the problems with overdevelopeing (water front homes) leave some space for the environment.

Beautiful scenery and great trail hidden in the heart of Jax Beach. But beware! We went early one morning, but had to leave immediately. Even tho we used bug spray repellent, the yellow flies/bugs were so bad we couldnt stay

Nice trail,well kept but take your bug spray

Beautiful scenery and amazing trails! A+++

A little wet at high tide, couldnt access 25%. Dogs loved it, fiddlercrabs, nice mangroves

If you like bugs this is the place for you, very small parking area, paths are marked, you never know what nature has in store for your visit.

Great trail

Very nice little piece of wilderness nestled between houses and property. Very accessible walking trails, well-maintained boardwalks, great views.

Nice and quiet place, real gem. Not as much foot traffic as castaway island.

Nice tucked away trail with a great view of the sun setting over the intercoastal

Nice to escape the bch life every so often. Need to update boardwalk soon as its starting to show some wear an tare.

Amazing little Preserve in the midst of the city. Well-maintained walkways, good interpretive signs, lots to see. There is not much parking in the lot, but street parking is available. Watch the signs, however, because The Preserve is at a bend in the road, and to one side parking is allowed on one side of the street, while on the other side of the bend, parking is allowed on the other side of the street.

Beautiful & peaceful spot in the marsh. Great photo spot usually a glimpse of some amazing & cool wildlife.

Nice enough. Not a whole lot to see. Dont go on a real wet day.

The trial is both wooden boardwalk and crushed shell and goes through some very densely forrest and marshy areas. Well maintained but very very very short. I was hoping for a trail several miles long but its about a mile or so. 2 or 3 parking spaces, no restrooms or seating areas. Didnt see any wildlife at all.

This preserve is small and perfect for sprinting, it loops around in about 20 minutes walking. Theres no public restroom and is free. If your looking for a quick place to relax your mind, try this place

Be prepared for the yellow flys summer time is horrible for them

Quiet place good for bird watching

Leashed dogs are allowed. Easy to push with a jogging type stroller or a rugged wheelchair. Trails are even, small gravel/sand paths and boardwalks. Parking lot has room for 4 cars so some people park on the sidewalk nearby if its crowded. Really pretty, but only about 1 mile of trails.

Absouslutly beautiful and well maintained nature trail. Old Florida for sure took our lab and she loved it. Was actually longer trail than I thought it would be well worth the stop.

Beautiful place well kept and kept wild. I love it

Gorgeous!

Nice little nature walk for the family and beautiful scenery.

This is a fine neighborhood pocket park. Offers a well-maintained path with boardwalks over wetlands, overlook on the northwest spur and a marsh-side landing along the south side trail. This is not suitable for most to use as a kayak/canoe put-in, but it makes for a nice stop for paddlers who put in elsewhere to stop and see.

Not much to look at if you live there its alright to walk your dog besides it was ok

A very lovely stroll through old Florida.

Saw lots of crabs and signs of where gators were. Free parkingBring bug spray

Very nice walking area, and great birding.

Beautiful place to relax and take in scenery, and even get some cool pics.

Place is kept tidy and awesome wildlife. Scenery is beautiful.

Serenity. Here in the heart of Jacksonville Beach is a jewel. Right on the estuary of the Intercoastal Waterway, Cradle Creek allows each visitor to immerse themselves in the wonders of nature.

This is a nice nature walk in the middle of a neighborhood in Jacksonville Beach. It goes along the intracoastal. The only downside is the limited parking.

A nice spot just to walk off the beaten path and get out of city without having to leave.

Very nice place to escape right in the middle of loud and busy Jax Beach

A good place for photography

Small park with a couple of good trails to go out to the intercoastal and have some nice views

The trails are awesome going throughout the park. Peaceful, well maintained and the children loved it! Thanks Jacksonville Beach.

Nicely kept, but only .8 miles if you walk out to both outlooks.

Very nice, peaceful place with boardwalk and gravel trails and its dog friendly. Not much parking and no bathrooms here.

Small park with a short trail and nice views of the intercoastal.

Trails were nice, but a bit short

So gorgeous! Worth the drive.

Great place to kill an hour

Beautiful place, there’s a dock at the end overseeing the marsh.

Its great.

I have lived at the beach 21 years, and just stumbled across this gem. The trails are well maintained, and a lot of wildlife can be seen.

A walk around the loop that includes tidal marshes lots of trees and Wildlife

The mosquitoes were surprisingly not bad. Probably because all of the horse flys ate them.

Great hike, just make sure youre prepared if it recently rained, because there can be some mud and puddles of water on the trails

It was beautiful

My favorite place for running.

Great for a walk in the woods. Dog friendly!

So close to home. Love the views

Beautiful

Beautiful place for a walk.

Alligators

Great place to add on to your run.

Beautiful.

Serene, beautiful and peaceful

Good walk and trails are even.

Great Trail and beautiful view.

Beautiful

A hidden gem.

Good for dogs

Not a place for kids

Nice little walk

So beautiful

Absolutely incredible views

Short trail but a lot of wildlife

Short walk to watch the sunrise