Beaver Hollow — Attraction in Town of Russell

Thunderstorms interrupted our waterfall chasing, so, we switched gears and drove to somewhere we'd never been. What a lucky day!!

A horseshoe-shaped parking lot with a walk-through gate into a fabulous garden filled with native plants & each has informational signs. Bat houses dot the trees.

From there, you follow a short path past the restroom (with an incinerator toilet!) & head to the boardwalk thst runs through a beautifully laid out wetland.

Big Bonus: It is Fully Accessible in all areas with ample seating throughout the level & smooth boardwalks. The design is phenomenal & everything was so well-executed. No bikes or horses allowed.

Great Blue Heron Rookery could be spotted- what a delight! We listened to birds & frogs sing while we took it in. Yes, there are bugs - be prepared for that & no, it is not what I'd call a hike. This is an opportunity to observe.

Fabulous spot that I'm thrilled to have accidentally happened...

My wife and I brought our two children here on a Saturday in early spring. The Friends of the North Pikes Creek Wetlands have done a fantastic job conserving the site and making it an interesting place for the public to visit. There's an excellent smooth trail, brand new boardwalk into the wetland, and nice interpretive signs. At the end of the boardwalk you can see a great blue heron rookery in the distance. Trail length is 0.2 mile (0.4 mile round trip). If you want to see more of the wetland there's a trailhead for the North Pikes Creek Wetlands Community Forest a little south of Beaver Hollow on Compton Road. Bring your rubber boots if you try...

what a gem! just a short walk and you are IN the wetlands! we saw lots of birds and loved the Heron rookerie; all the frogs were fun and the vegetation--- and we think we saw fish eggs, too. for a short stop,...