Wild Turkey Strand Preserve - Lehigh Acres, Florida, USA - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

Located approximately 10 miles east of Fort Myers, and south of Lehigh Acres on the west side of State Road 82 is the Wild Turkey Strand Preserve. This area of land was obtained through the Conservation 20/20 Legacy Program. The Legacy Program is an incentive program to attract owners of exceptional conservation land to preserve it for future generations by honoring family heritage or an area of cultural significance. This site also has importance due to its historical preservation of remnants of the Buckingham Army Air Field and Flexible Gunnery School utilized during World War II.

The preserve consists of over 3,000 acres and has a 1.8 mile walking/hiking trail with 0.7 miles of the trail being ADA accessible. The trail traverses several habitats and has stations with historical markers at air field ruins and a wildlife viewing platform with interpretive signage.

Maintained by Lee County. Coordinates taken from the gate/sign on Rod and Gun Club Road.

Name: Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Street Location: 11901 Rod & Gun Club Road Local Municipality: Lee County State/Province, etc.: Florida Country: United States Web Site: [Web Link] Date Established: 8/8/2001 Picnic Facilities: Covered picnic tables, vault toilet. Recreational Facilities: 1.8 mile hiking trail with 0.7 miles of it being ADA accessible. Traditional Geocaches: Gunners Trail GC46CDB Headwaters of the Estero River GC42467 Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed Monuments/Statues: Not listed Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed Fountains: Not listed Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed Special Events: Not listed

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