Lake Rogers Park
Lake Rogers Park is a park and preserve with a trail in Odessa, Florida.
Nature
The area includes pine flatwoods and oak hammocks.The trail beds include sand, grass, dirt, and leaf litter. The park is accessible from a parking area at 9010 North Mobley Road, west of Gunn Highway.
There are areas for fishing and areas for canoe/ kayak launching. An offshoot trail leads to an overlook on neighboring Raleigh Lake.
The lakes provide a foraging habitat for wading birds, bald eagles, and osprey. Other animals include raccoons, opossum, and otter.
Features
There are several benches, picnic areas, grills, side trails, and a nature trail. Signage highlights some of the plant and animal inhabitants.The main trail is the Red Trail, which encircles the lake most closely. Side trails include the Blue Trail, which also encircles the lake but less closely, and the Green Trail, which goes for approximately a mile on the northern and eastern boundaries of the park before connecting back to the other trails.