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DRAFT Yamato Scrub Management Plan 2024
From Saturday, December 21st through Tuesday December 24th the site will be closed for vegetation maintenance associated with planned improvements to utility infrastructure.
Yamato Scrub
701 Clint Moore Road, Boca Raton
The site that started it all preserving 31,000 acres of upland and wetland habitat
Open Sunrise to Sunset, 365 Days a Year
At a Glance
Rare scrub habitat, saved forever
Florida scrub habitat covers 63% of Yamato Scrub. A 10-acre basin marsh is located in the northern portion of the 217-acre natural area. Bridges across canals and a tunnel underneath Clint Moore Rd. allow for easy access to more than three miles of hiking trails. Bicyclists can enjoy a view of the scrub from the western perimeter of the site on the multiuse El Rio Trail.
Features
- Skyblue Lupine Hiking Trail (sandy) 2.8 miles
- Cicada Nature Trail (paved) 0.7 miles
- El Rio Trail: 1/2 mile adjacent to the site - bike riding is not allowed inside the natural area)
- Restored wetland habitat (10 acres)