Starkey Wilderness Preserve
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The Starkey Wilderness Preserve is located in Pasco County, Florida
and includes biking and hiking trails, camping sites, picnic areas, equestrian trails and cabins. It is named after Jay B. Starkey, a cattle rancher who bought the property in 1937 and later donated hundreds of acres. The park connects with the Serenova tract and the Anclote River tract as well as the Suncoast Trail. The area includes areas of pine flatwoods, cypress domes, freshwater marshes, stream and lake swamps, sandhill and scrub over a combined 6000 acres (24.3 km²) "wetland ecosystem spread throughout approximately 18,000 acres of conservation lands". The park is located in Western Pasco County east of New Port Richey.
Pasco County, Florida
Pasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 344,765. The July 1, 2007 census estimate according to the U.S. Census Bureau for the county is 462,715. Its county seat is Dade City, Florida which is in the northeast part of the county - somewhat...
and includes biking and hiking trails, camping sites, picnic areas, equestrian trails and cabins. It is named after Jay B. Starkey, a cattle rancher who bought the property in 1937 and later donated hundreds of acres. The park connects with the Serenova tract and the Anclote River tract as well as the Suncoast Trail. The area includes areas of pine flatwoods, cypress domes, freshwater marshes, stream and lake swamps, sandhill and scrub over a combined 6000 acres (24.3 km²) "wetland ecosystem spread throughout approximately 18,000 acres of conservation lands". The park is located in Western Pasco County east of New Port Richey.