spruce bluff preserve

Ranger-led hikes sometimes available by advance reservation. Interesting local history site, an hour or 2 on the trail is about right. Sign posts and printed guide leaflets usually available.

Visited this lovely little trail on a beautiful sunny day in February. It's about a 20 minute walk (ambling) to do the North Trail. We did not do the South as about 2 minutes into it we were being bitten by bugs so we gracefully retraced our steps. Was amazing to see some sites of the old settlers in the area and we felt we were part of that old history. Very easy to find with our GPS and no charge. A small brochure is provided at the entrance to show you the various (numbered) sites along the way. It's free to keep but we left ours for someone else rather than recycle it in a bin. Would recommend if in the area but don't travel for a long time to see it unless you are a real avid fan of that kind of thing. We did not see any wildlife at all. No restrooms.

Wonderful , peaceful, beautiful, and fabulous Osprey nesting area Just a lovely peaceful place to visit and enjoy what life has to offer

My son and I decided to do some hiking and we found spruce bluff preserve fairly easy. We loved the clear pathways and the beautiful bridge over the pond. It will be visited again.

We biked the trail to the river and stopped at the cemetery and read the monument. A little tricky to stay on the path as it leaved the gravel area and goes through the sandy path at #7 marker. we missed it the first time. It always helps to read the brochure before to start out. we were rewarded for our effort with a beautiful view of the river. However, some slobs had left debris around, I guess pigs don't know pigs stink. Other than that, the trail was fun to negotiate. The numbers gave us an indication of what was at each point (27 in all). It helped to identify many types of plant life as well as guide us along the right path. It wan't take long if you choose to walk and most children should be able to complete the trip easily. Take plenty of water; it was 92 today. No fee or bathrooms .

This little preserve has two parts . . . on the left is a hiking path with signs for the various plants and trees . . and on the other side of the road is another path on the right over a small bridge (great for bird watching) over to an Indian mound . . . be sure to get one of the maps because outside the first path is a tiny cemetery of some of the early settlers . . .

I took my sons ages 9, 6, and 4 on the flat easy North Pioneer Trail. We went all the way to the St. Lucie River and the kids dipped their feet in and then we came back. We'd had a long day already and my 4 year old was done so we save the South Ais Trail for the next day (it's only about 6 miles from our house!). This trail leads to you to an Indian burial mound (which you are NOT supposed to climb). There are some bridges along this trail and at parts before and after the access to the bridge was quite muddy, but my boys certainly didn't mind. :-)

Spruce Bluff was settled by pioneers in the 1890s. A big freeze in 1895 wiped out the crops and the settlers abandoned the area. The preserve has the grave of some of the settlers, some short hiking trails and even an Ais Indian mound that dates back some 2000 years. It's at the back of a neighborhood in Port St. Lucie and nobody really knows it's there. Great for hiking and biking. Family-friendly—certainly no hills! It's a cool little corner of history in a place where history has visited seldomly.