Blackwater Creek Preserve

Blackwater Creek Preserve
Map of Florida
Location	Hillsborough County, Florida
Nearest city	Plant City
Coordinates	28°07′59″N 82°09′54″W / 28.133°N 82.165°W / 28.133; -82.165Coordinates: 28°07′59″N 82°09′54″W / 28.133°N 82.165°W / 28.133; -82.165
Area	1,993 acres (807 ha)
Established	1997
Governing body	Hillsborough County
www.hillsboroughcounty.org/facilities.aspx?search=1&CID=9&RID=394&Page=detail

Blackwater Creek Preserve is a 1,993-acre (807 ha) conservation area in Hillsborough County, Florida. It includes pine flatwoods, cypress domes and riverine habitat along Blackwater Creek. Wildlife in the area include deer, turkey, Sherman’s fox squirrels (Sciurus niger shermani), gopher tortoises, dusky pigmy rattlesnakes, and Eastern bluebirds. It was acquired under ELAPP. The preserve includes trails.