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This 900-acre park protects Florida's native pine flatwoods biome, necessitating regular, controlled burns. Designated trails and fire lines make up 7.5 mi of trails total that can be hiked across the flatwoods ecosystem.
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Kayak and canoe launch.
A 260-acre forest preserve with several hiking trails.
Short trail connected to a paddling (kayak) route through the mangrove forest.
Open to recreational boaters on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.
Details the history of the island including the Calusa period (corresponding roughly to the Middle Ages) and the modern era of American settlement from the 19th century to the present.
Until Spanish colonization in the 16th century, Pine Island was controlled by the Calusa, their capital being a few miles to the southeast at Mound Key. The Calusa had a settlement near Pineland on the west coast of the island where they constructed shell mounds and a canal. The trail passes these mounds and displays plaques detailing the pre-Columbian history of Pine Island.