Blazing Star Preserve

• Ned Petrucci
  
  
  (November 29, 2018, 6:27 pm)

  Great trail strictly for walking....

• Charles Beaman
  
  
  (November 21, 2018, 9:57 pm)

  nice trail, but needs some updating or re planting I guess

• Shamika Baker
  
  
  (September 25, 2018, 9:39 pm)

  I love nature. Great place

• Ariel W.
  
  
  (June 21, 2018, 7:17 am)

  Blazing Star is 26 acres of scrub pine with a mile loop running on top of sugar sand. It is adjacent to the much larger Sugar Sand Park. This area was once part of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, ancient dunes that lined the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the trail runs along I-95 and in addition to the cars you may hear the occasional train racing past.
  
  Plants you might encounter include sand live oaks, myrtle oak, Chapman oak, saw palmetto, slash pine, sand pine, bromeliad, prickly pear cactus, marsh ferns and cinnamon ferns and the invasive Brazilian pepper. When I came upon the pink and yellow lantana growing in the back of the preserve it was covered in zebra longwing butterflies. If you want to see the blazing star (Liatris), with it's stalks of purple flowers that the area takes it's name from you will have to plan your visit for late summer and early fall.
  
  If you are lucky you will see protected gopher tortoises. All I came upon however was a burrow. As you make your way through the preserve you will be serenaded by cicadas and crickets.
  
  This is a pretty isolate spot, especially when you get to the back of the preserve. Unlike a lot of other preserves I have visited this one is not paved so it is not wheelchair accessible. It was actually quite hard to even walk in the back but when I came upon a hundred butterflies floating around the plants it made the muddy sneakers and trek worth it. You have to be slow and quiet to fully appreciate this area but once you focus in a lot of surprises await you.

• Kenny Cross
  
  
  (March 24, 2018, 8:39 pm)

  If you're visiting Boca Raton, Sugar Sand Park is a great stop to make, however for a more exercise oriented experience the Blazing Trail preserve allows you to experience the nature without interruption. Due to recent storms the trees are not at their best however, but still a fun 30 to 45 minute walk. (Recommended Attire: Shoes with high socks, shorts, white or light T-shirt, sunscreen and a hat.) Bring water!

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