The Tampa area has an extensive inventory of mountain bike single-track parks in Florida. Croom, with nearly 60 miles, is the largest park we maintain. Wilderness Park has almost 30 miles of trail, Balm Boyette Scrub Preserve trail has about 28 miles of single-track and 10 miles of double-track that has become single-track with usage. The Alafia River State Park Trail is our most popular trail system with about 22 miles of single track. Our newest trail system, Jay B Starkey Park, currently has about 19 miles of trail. SWAMP maintains road/off road bicycle maps for each of these trail locations.
Alafia River State Park (SE of Brandon)
Address: 14326 South CR 39 Lithia Florida 33547.
Admission fee: is $4.00 per vehicle or $5.00 with 2-8 passengers.
Park entrance directions map (Use this map to get driving directions to the park)
Trail Work Day: The Saturday before the third Sunday of most months, 8:30 AM. For information contact:
Alafia Trail Boss: Angelo Giambrone (Geo) (trails at SWAMPClub dot org)
Balm Boyette Scrub Preserve (South of Brandon)
Address: 13998 Balm Boyette Road, Lithia, FL 33547
Admission fee: FREE.
Boyette park entrance directions map (Use this link to get driving directions to the park)
Trail Work Day: The Saturday before the second Sunday of most months, 8:00 am. For info contact:
Boyette Trail Boss: Scott Roff (trails at SWAMPClub dot org)
Croom Trails (Withlacoochee State Forest, Brooksville)
Croom parking lot #1 map (Use this map to get driving directions)
Parking fee: FREE.
Croom parking lot #3 map (Use this map to get driving directions)
Parking fee: $2.00.
Trail Work Day: The Saturday before the fourth Sunday of many months, time and locations vary. For info contact:
Croom Trail Boss: Bob Wilcox 352-442-1018 (trails at swampclub dot org)
Jay B Starkey Park (Southwest Pasco County)
Address: 10500 Wilderness Park Blvd, New Port Richey, FL 34655 (Day Use Parking Lot #10)
Admission fee: $2.00 parking.
Starkey Park entrance directions map (Use Address link for driving directions)
Trail Work Day: Usually on the 3rd Saturday of most months, 8:00 am. For info contact:
Starkey Trail Boss: Ron Zajac (Trails at SWAMP Club dot org).
Wilderness Park Trails
Wilderness Trail Map (May 27, 2013 pdf)
Trail Work Day: The Saturday before the first Sunday of most months, 9:00 am. For info contact:
Wilderness Park Trail Boss:
Brian Boyle (trails at swampclub dot org)
Morris Bridge Bicycle Area (Off Road Trails)
Also known as "Hole in the Fence".
Address: 12651 Morris Bridge Road, Thonotosassa, FL 33592
Morris Bridge Riding Area parking entrance map (Use this map to get driving directions to the park)
Flatwoods Park trail
Flatwoods Park parking entrance map (Use this map to get driving directions to the park)
Trout Creek Park trail
Address: 12550 Morris Bridge Road, Thonotosassa, FL 33592
Trout Creek Park Street View (taken in Feb 2008)
Trout Creek parking lot entrance Map (Use this map to get driving directions to the park)
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