LaBelle Nature Park — Attraction in LaBelle

The Hendry LaBelle Nature Park contains one of the town of LaBelle's only nature trails. The nine acre park is located on the eastern end of the Caloosahatchee River. The park features a half mile perimeter tail and an extra half mile of cross and parallel trails. One of the trails leads to the historical Captain Hendry house, a frame vernacular house was built for Captain Francis Hendry, a Confederate officer during the Civil War. Henry founded the town of LaBelle's and the county is named after him. This house is the only surviving building associated with Captain Frances Hendry in the county.

The Rotary Club of LaBelle, and volunteers take care of the park. They donated a picnic pavilion and they remove the invasive plants. There is a QR Code reader on markers along the trail that identifies the plants. You can take out your smart phone, scan the QR code, and get a picture and a description of that particular plant. Some of the plants you will see include oaks, cabbage palms, and beautyberry. If you are lucky you may run into an endangered gopher tortoise or even a fox.

I enjoyed my exploration of this park except for the biting black bugs. They drove me out before I made it to the Hendry House. Bring bug spray. Also note that there is no water or...

Such a neat gem in the ancestral lands of the Taíno, Calusa, and Seminole. I come here quarterly for work site visits and had never heard of it. Since I prefer exercising outdoors this place seemed promising for a quiet lunchtime trail walk. It didn't disappoint! They've done a lot of labeling of the park's plant life so that it serves as an Immersive learning experience for park goers. Facts include medicinal uses, including gifted knowledge from ancesters of place. There are benches throughout and a covered shelter. One trail runs parallel to the Caloosahatchee River. Great for a social distanced walk , a jog, and walking furry companion. Bring bug spray and closed toed shoes. It is definitely a bit overgrown and being taken over by invasives. AND that really didn't damper...

I love this little park! You can almost get lost here with all the meandering trails not directionally marked lol. Entering the park you can go down the more nature trail to the right or you can stay on the main path with the gorgeous oak trees covered on moss and ferns. It leads to a nice bench where the Caloosahatchee river is there to behold. Also a pavilion with picnic tables should you choose to come with family for an outing. I saw a very unusual lizard that was like triple the size of regular ones. There's lots of shells in the Caloosahatchee you can climb down and collect if you want. A wide variety of plants with many of them marked with an identifying placard. It winds around to the old...