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The Nature Trail at Goodale State Park is temporarily closed.
Goodale
HOURS
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily
OFFICE
11 a.m. - noon, daily
ADMISSION
Free admission
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Pets are allowed in most outdoor areas provided they are kept under physical restraint or on a leash not longer than six feet. Owners will be asked to remove noisy or dangerous pets or pets that threaten or harass wildlife.
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Goodale State Park
Midlands
Trails
Nature Trail
Length: 2 mile loop
Type: Hiking Trail
Difficulty: Easy
Description: Begin this easy walking, 2-mile loop at the trailhead to the left of the park office. Follow the trail signs on a sandy path through a forest of pine, oak, and rhododendrons. Watch for a variety of wildlife, including wood ducks, blue herons, turtles, snakes, and possibly an alligator.
N.R. Goodale Canoe/Kayak Trail
Length: 3 miles out and back
Type: Canoe Trail
Difficulty: Moderate
Description: You will start this out and backwater trail near the spillway and paddle across Adams Mill Pond. Once you reach Pine Tree Creek, follow the white trail signs and wind through a forest of bald cypress trees. You may see a variety of birds such as the great blue heron and possibly an alligator or two. At a point where two logs are downed across the creek, turn around and return.
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