Wilde Lands Recreation Area
Project ID
001008B
Project Location
Brooker Creek Preserve
Project Status
Design: In progress
Project Overview
Pinellas County is developing additional public recreation facilities adjacent to the existing soccer fields and associated parking lot within the Brooker Creek Preserve. Proposed amenities will include 1-1/2 miles of upland trail, an observation deck, a picnic shelter, additional ADA parking spaces in the existing parking lot, an interpretive kiosk, a bird viewing platform, a playground and benches. The Wilde Lands property was acquired with partial funding from Florida Communities Trust Fund Florida Forever Land acquisition grant.
Project Location
Anticipated Project Timeline
- Design Completion: Summer 2025
- Construction: Spring 2027 – To be determined
Community Outreach
Pinellas County held a Project Information meeting on May 23, 2024, from 6-7 p.m., at the Brooker Creek Preserve Education Center, 3940 Keystone Road in Tarpon Springs to review the proposed improvements and answer questions from the community.
Project Funding
This project is supported by the Penny for Pinellas.
Contact Us
Nedima Ablakovic
Project Manager
Public Works / Capital Improvements
14 S. Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 464-4224
nablakovic@pinellas.gov