ALLIGATOR FLAG PRESERVE — Attraction in Bonita Springs

Decent little trail, however if you don't look at the map you will probably not see the "Marsh" area as it can be easy to miss. As the Collier government website says there is no parking lot, so we parked in the nearby Dunkin doughnuts parking lot and walked east on the sidewalk on immokalee road for a ways before we came to the trailhead. The only wildlife we were able to see was an alligator in the canal so if you're hiking to see wildlife I wouldn't get your hopes up. If you're driving a great distance to enjoy this trail and want to see wildlife and a diverse environment I recommend you take the extra 7 miles of driving and check out CREW Bird Sanctuary trail off Shady Hollow off...

Even when you can see the trail head sign from immokalee road, no access to the trail from this point wether waking or car.... Google maps is going to take you straight to the back side of the the blue storage where is the Preserve but a fence in between won't let you to do it... Getting out of the storage property and at the left side is the point where you can notice, people have used to access to the trail.... The big problemas is parking's. ... The towering signs are everywhere..... Conclusion, this Preserve is private. Used mostly for resident around, apparment complex and condominium at both sides of...

There is no designated parking, so I parked near Donut Donuts and walked the path to the entrance. There are no amenities, but dogs are allowed on leashes. The trail isn’t clearly marked, with several man-made paths throughout. I spotted a large alligator in the canal right at the entrance, a black racer, and four white-tailed deer along the way. I wandered through the area for about 1.5 miles, taking...