Mills Park Natural Area

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Mills Park Natural Area

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Natural Areas Non-Primitive Trails

Division: Coastal Plain

Acres: 10

Year Added: 1990

Hunting Allowed?: No

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Featured by: ANHC

Location: Saline County

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Mills Park is a unique example of an urban natural area. This small tract harbors acidic wooded seeps and represents the once extensive forests that occurred across the Coastal Plain. The natural area consists of a wooded block within the larger context of an 80-acre city park owned by the City of Bryant. Ferns, shrubs, and sedges grow in a series of wooded seeps that flow into an unnamed tributary of Crooked Creek.

TRAIL

Length- 1 mile roundtrip
Difficulty- Easy; not ADA accessible
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A paved recreational trail loops around the natural area. Visitors can begin their hike from either direction.

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DIRECTIONS

Travel southeast on State Highway 183 through Bryant to Mills Park Road. Travel east and then north on Mills Park Road. Turn left at the second Warren Bass Circle entrance to the city park. The natural area lies within the city park in the northwest corner.