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Yucca Pens Unit State Wildlife Management Area
4.4 ★★★★☆ 181 Google reviews · Running trail in Cape Coral, Florida · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Yucca Pens Unit State Wildlife Management Area's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
This expansive tract of open space offers opportunities for hunting, fishing, trapping & frogging.
What runners say about Yucca Pens Unit State Wildlife Management Area
“The yucca pen is so beautiful the wildlife is the place to be I love it so much if I could be here all day and all night I would be”
Pretty much my backyard, get lost for hours driving around the trails!
Amazing place to see wildlife to go shooting hand gun range rifle range tons of off road trail jeeps side by side and dual sport bikes amazing lakes to fish and kayak .
Beautiful natural area to visit. But stay on the main trails or risk being fines by FWC. This is a wildlife management area owned and operated by the Florida wildlife conference conservation commission or FWC the area has a hard dirt road main trail with some offshoot Sandy Rhodes check the FWC website for Rhodes…
Trail conditions & character
“The yucca pen is so beautiful the wildlife is the place to be I love it so much if I could be here all day and all night I would be”
Plan your run at Yucca Pens Unit State Wildlife Management Area
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- LightingRunners report lights on the path — useful for pre-dawn and after-work miles. Lighting and opening hours are separate things, so check both.
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Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–9:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–9:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–9:30 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–9:30 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–9:30 PM |
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