# Guided Exploration Hike on the Guana Peninsula

> Event for families in the Jacksonville area (FL). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Where: GTM Research Reserve, Guana Trailhead Pavilion, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
- Ages: Check age guidance
- Price: Only a $3/vehicle fee for parking
- Organizer: Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Official page: https://gtmnerr.org/
- Last checked: Sat, Oct 24

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## About

A first-Saturday guided hike at the GTM Research Reserve covering the Guana Peninsula's biodiversity, its cultural history and efforts to protect its estuary resources. The route follows the Yellow Trail, under 2.2 miles round trip and less than two hours. Trails are unpaved loose sand, so only rugged-wheeled strollers work. Meet at the Trailhead Pavilion west of Guana Dam at 8:50 a.m. Registration required; $3 per vehicle parking.

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