Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve

Wish we could have stayed longer

This location is so unique and gorgeous! It has a magical feel to it and I could have stayed watching the swamp all day. We saw multiple herons fly off, purple trillium, and mayapple. If my chatty 5 y...

Perfect day hikes

This place is beautiful and a must see for any wildlife/bird watcher. The connected trails are well marked and a nice easy hike. You can see everything in a half a day. Pack plenty of bug spray if you...

Douse yourself with heavy duty bug spray

If I could rate the scenery separately I would give that an "Excellent" but I have to say "Poor" in order to try to warn people not to go in the middle of July without tons and tons of bug spray. Even...

Gorgeous

I love nature and besides not being able to get a detailed map of the trails this place was beautiful. Be careful not to squish the thousands of tree frogs crossing the trails though. They're cute ...

Mesmerixing

To get to the Little Black Slough you need to walk from the Todd Fink Heron Pond Trailhead over the bridge on Post Creek Cutoff ( from where you can see to creeks nerving) than for a while you walk al...