Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park

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• Angela
  Jan 31, 2024
  Quiet nature

  Nice walking paths, lots of nature to see depending on type of day, quiet & peaceful

• Christina
  Jan 16, 2024
  Tons of trails!

  My first time to this park and it was bigger than I thought it would be! Tons of paved and unpaved trails. I saw one trash bin on my walk for waste. Unfortunately I did see evidence of irresponsible dog owners. There's a 5' leash rule and everyone I saw with a dog seemed to be following that rule. It was a great walk during cool temps in January. I want to go back to see more!

• Janice
  Jan 26, 2023
  Beautiful!

  we went on a cold Florida day (54 deg)
  free parking. got a black and white map from a ranger. well marked trails. did the 3 mile loop. nice sand path. well marked. out of the wind. pretty scenery. no crowd. poop bags and barrels. water was avail at the beginning. we all loved it.

• Christopher
  Aug 27, 2022
  Great park, but too many ticks

  I love this park, great long trails with beautiful scenery. However, without fail, if I bring my dog here, he manages to pick up a few ticks. I took him a few times but had to stop because of it.

• Emily
  Feb 17, 2018
  Worth the drive from St Pete

  Such a nice shaded forest to hike around in with the pup in tow! He (and we) were very happy to have such a long and leisurely walk that wasn’t very busy at all and had a respite from the sun.

• Brenia
  More than a year ago
  Starkey Park

  Plenty of great paths, both paved and unpaved, with some shaded areas to rest and get water. Wish there was a better map of the trails though. Day parking is $2.

• El Golfo
  More than a year ago
  Lots of room to walk

  Lots of long paths, roads and trails to walk. I try to avoid the paved trails since they have a lot of bicyclists. Walking the dirt roads is the best.

• Melanie
  More than a year ago
  Starkey Park

  Starkey is a beautiful park. There are miles of paved and unpaved trails to walk. They don't currently have designated dog areas and dogs must be on a leash. It's great if you want to take a long walk with your dog.

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