Winkler Botanical Preserve

Hard to Find, Nice Wooded Trails

The Preserve is a surrounded by a wall and fence and finding the entrance was tricky because it was in an apartment complex. The trails were easy to navigate and wrapped around a small lake with an ar...

Surprise in the Middle of Suburbia

This is a lovely nature preserve right off a freeway in the middle of apartments and housing - but you would never know. Once you are in the preserve it is quiet and peaceful. There are trails, a lake...

A treasure hidden by the trash

So worth finding! You can see from the photos that this wonderful spot is literally hidden among high rises and, unfortunately, piles of trash strewn along the route to get there. But once inside, a...

A hidden gem rarely visited

This hidden gem is not easy to find, and few if any visitors ever take the time to do so. But...if you want to see nature preserved in a beautiful setting without going further south in Virginia, this...

Enjoy this truly enchanting, hidden treasure of nature surrounded by dense urbanization!

It's hard to find, even for locals, and harder to believe that heavily trafficked I-395 borders this unexpected natural treasure buried smack in the middle of upscale townhouses, tired apartments, off...