Nice place to see some nature, take a walk, walk your dog. Etc.

Beautiful nature walk. Was a nice alternative to the beach while vacationing with the family. If I lived here, Id be out here several times a week.

Beautiful place to walk. Quiet and very good scenery. Dog friendly

Nice long, unpaved grass and forest trail, bathrooms, covered areas, picnic tables, and a small playground. Youll see a lot of rabbits and turtles.

Absolutely delightful scenery and I aware my allergies are better there.

Plenty of room to avoid aggressive dogs and people. The trails have gotten larger. The birds are happy and so are we :)

Nice little Park to walk or bike around. First time here today, saw 0 bugs but a few birds on and in the lake. Nice and woodsy however.

Small but nice park hidden in a fairly high density (for this area) residential area.

Great place to fish! Lots of tilapia

Amazing place to visit, walk through, or run .. even has swings for the kids!

Great preserve for short walks in the shade. Rarely have I seen it crowded. There are restrooms, a few pic-nic tables and a swing set near the parking and trailhead. Lovely if small preserve.

The slough (sloo, slow flowing river) is a piece of original swamp vegetation near the city. Walkways, banks, playground, toilet, parking place comforting the visitors. Fishing is allowed, but no dog bath because of the alligators. Unfortunately lot of invasive, alien species are here as the air potato, Singapore daisy, creeping Charlie, water hyacinth, water lettuce etc. Worth a visit, easiest to enter from the Beneva road. Several sturdy information signs lecturing about the biotop.

Love this neighborhood park. Its got great looping trails and a walkabout near the water. Lots of birds, turtles and sometimes an alligator. Very peaceful and clean.

Yes if you like nature definitely the park to go to all kinds of nature around

Beautiful relaxing park. Take you time to walk and enjoy bird watching. Dogs welcome but make sure keeping on the leash. Great place to bring your family, kids too.

Beautiful nature hammock smack dab in the middle of a neighborhood.

A very large set of nature trails, lake, and grassy area. All the reviews are correct, great place to walk your dog, especially if they like adventure and are curious.

What a great find! I almost dont want to tell any more people about this place. Id like to keep it to myself.

Great place to take a walk.

My two small dogs love the natural trails found at Red Bug Slough. I often let them lead the way even if the trail is less traveled and they love the adventures!This is the first year I noticed evidence of homeless campsites in the area...teepee like structures and more elaborate lean tos etc. At first I understood that the folks need to try and stay warm during the cold months but I do worry that this may become a more established community year round.

Ive been coming to this park for quite some years now. The front area by the street has changed several times. They only have a swing set now instead of a full playground and thats a bit depressing. However, the rest of the park is gorgeous and well taken care of. Its amazing for dogs to run around and for people to have picnics.

Beautiful park with lots of trails, plenty of shade, abundant bird life, fishing, pier, playground, picnic tables, and restrooms. A great 72 acre sanctuary for families, couples, dog walkers, etc.

Great place to see some beautiful birds and take a relaxing beautiful walk. Its a gem.

Nice respite in the middle of it all. Had a chance to do some birding while eating a pre dinner snack.Sunset sky reflecting off the lake as the birds came home to roost.

Beautiful park with walking trails and a fishing peir.

I go jogging through here all the time. Very nice Park with a big lake and a playground at one end.

A nice easy walk with quite a bit of bird activity. Seems like a great place to walk dogs.

Nice local park. Trees, water, wooded trails and open areas. A few benches. Dogs on leash. Birds, small mammals, occasional humans.

Small park but amazing gem considering its tucked deep into a city. Parking is tight but a great park to walk winding trails through wood and along a creek.

It is a fantastic place to take a walk. Lots of birds, turtles and fresh air. My wife loves romantic walks.

Beautiful and peaceful

Very Nice Preserve With Nice Paths and Lots of Wildlife

Probably a nice place to walk & bird watch, wet & cold when we went so did not stay long.

Great place to walk your dog. Nice open space and trails in the woods.

An oasis in suburban Sarasota. Can bring leashed dogs, but watch the alligator warning signs near water.

Bea, calm, peaceful and quiet. Thank you

Small but beautiful park to watch birds have a little walk

Beautiful Forest lots of animals lots of trails and a lake 4 Fishing beautiful Park very pristine

Had an awesome time on the trail, under a full moon.

Beautiful place! lots of beautiful trees and shade, walking trails, benches and picnic tables to sit on. There is a fishing pier to fish off of, and plenty of birds to watch. There is a swing set near the parking lot, along with restrooms and water fountains.

Nice park with a beautiful lake and wildlife. Picnic tables with shade, nature trails and lots of room for dogs to run. The kids park leaves much to be desired, there are a lot of homeless people out there who, to my knowledge just sleep and leave and cause no harm. Bathrooms lock automatically at night time, we found out the hard way.

Very nice & serene, lot of space to roam.

Any nature is good nature. I remember walking here with my best friend. Telling him people should walk here on Sunday. Because organized religion is just a little confusing. Those tree canopy walkways and the light filtered through the leaves is something amazing. If not divine.Ofcourse I was speaking from a spiritual perspective, and we were smoking a blunt. Lol

Great place for a walk along the trails and for taking pictures.

Didnt really get a chance to explore.

Well kept, small and somewhat isolated. A nice place to get in a short walk with the dog or kids

Very nice place for when youre in the mood to do a little hike and commune with nature. Its a preserve right in the middle of town.

Great nature walk. Going back with the dogs.

A very pleasant walk through natural pathways. Lots of birds to see.

Small and easy trails available. Free parking but limited. Can easily ride your bike around.

I like it because it a good place to walk my dog & a great place for nature photographing, there is always some kind of bird to see.

Pleasant place to walk. Mostly shady.

This is a wonderful park. It is very clean and pet friendly. A great place for a weekend picnic. Also the trails are good enough to run. There were several people fishing and they all said that the fishing is good there, although I havent tried myself. Definitely a good place to check out!!

Spent a quiet, contemplative afternoon at Red Bug Slough. Nature came to us as we sat on a bench - snake bird eating fish, butterflies, carp, fish jumping out of the water . . . quiet. A treasured afternoon.

I found a box turtle close to the road, so I took it here.

Beautiful city park with nice hiking trails and plenty of wildlife.

Awesome place for a nature walk. Plenty of trail to wander through although there were few shady looking people at some parts.

Nice place for walk

There were lots of nice trails to walks. The dogs and I had a great long walk.

Good place to walk your dog or just go for a walk in the woods in the middle of surrounding neighborhoods

A lot of cool trails, and the swings were pretty cool for my son too.

Its a nice preserve. Cool critters but keep your dogs on a leash there are snakes.

Beautiful and serene.

Nice to find a little slice of nature in Sarasota. Good to have a a green space like this!

Great place to experience nature, see wildlife and walk in Sarasota.

It nothing to do there but walk the playground is gone so it’s pretty much just boring there’s no excitement anymore! But if you love to walk trails and stuff this is the perfect place for you

So awesome. Get outside and look at how beautiful it is here. Your dog will have a blast!

A beautiful Park in Sarasota County the doctor kluson help to bring to fruition

The name is off-putting, who ever heard of a slough? But this city owned park is gorgeous. It has ponds and trees and grasst to walk on and a trail system that only lacks one thing, Trail markers. How can you waste such pretty land is anybody,s guess? Oh yes you can come out but youre always wondering is this where you came in...Is Sarasota that poor?People love bringing their dogs here because of the Wide Open Spaces.

My dogs think this is heaven. Walk through the woods out to the green pasture by the lake, how does it get any better? Only negative is that this is county land and they stopped providing poop bags a few years ago, although many people try to keep the bags stocked.

Cute trails, beautiful scenery. Not a crazy big area but definitely a little Oasis that offers the enjoyments of nature. Wetland area obviously can be a little muddy

Beautiful trails and wild life viewing right in your own backyard.

A amazing place to take some time away from everything or to walk your dog, or my personal favorite a nice run.

Love this place! Great paths for walking and biking and the lake is beautiful

Dog friendly, but a leashes are required!

Nice, simple low-key park. Nestled in nature, not too far off main road. Its a nature preserve. Theres a small lake back there, tons of trees on path for shade. Quaint.

Ive lived in Sarasota for 15 years and walked to Red Bug Slough for the first time just the other day and loved exploring the over 70 acre park.

Peaceful surroundings for a leisure walk.

Cool park used to go there alot before I moved

Great park. Hidden gem.

This place is fun... Especially after it rains! Nice big puddles for the kids to jump in! Nice open area!

Favorite place to go thats quiet!

Excelent bass fishing. Secluded spot. Hardly ever see another soul at this secluded gem.Playground for the kids plus (short) hiking trails make it perfect for the family.

Nice walking and birding trails off Beneva

Tons of trails! There is a map at the beginning with markers. Very easy terrain to walk or run. Dog friendly with leashes. Very large area. Beautiful scenery.

This places is just awesome to walk through... and there are eagles nesting

Nice combination of shaded trails and sunny paths with pretty views. Surprisingly big compared to view from street.

This is really a Hidden Gem of Sarasota. It doesnt seem like much but its a huge park with beautiful lakes and plenty of room to wander with the family. Its also centrally located so its a quick 5-minute ride and you can escape all the traffic and craziness.

Nice place to walk your dog? Ok, well, this park is a little more spacious so when all these people are passing you with their dogs your not bothered too much like some of the smaller parks.Aside from that theres a really nice back area with trails, a nice bridge where the trees shade it later in the day, ive seen woodpeckers, owls, and hawks several times here. Theres a dock next to the water. Two sides to view the pond/lake. Plenty of shade but plenty of sun if you want that too. Has restrooms. Nice place. Only thing i dont like is the white dirt parking area thats dusty. Other than that its a nice spot. Two other enter/exit areas other than the main. So 3 ways to come or go if not more.

Love the choice of being in the open near the pond, or being under the shade on trails. I come here often with my dog during the summer. Just wish there was more parking to accommodate all of the locals when it gets busy during season.

Quiet refuge

Great place to go and observe nature

Very nice place close to home. Small park. Quiet and very Florida native.

Such a nice place. Schools go there all the time to have class in nature. Great trails and great location.

Good place for a quick walk.

Its ok. The playground is just a couple swings. Its mostly a walking park thru the woods with plenty of shade.

Great area. Wishing the dog walkers would keep them on leashes and pick up the poop, though.

Very fun small parks. Great for multigenerational family to take a short walk. Easy parking. Kids play equipment.Homeless people seemed to be hanging out at a picnic area (minding their own business).

It is a great environment to be around

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