The area has two trails. The nature preserve has a small ½-mile, interpretive trail with tree identification markers and a small boardwalk extending into the cypress swamp. Another nature area has a 1-mile interpretive trail with tree identification markers along the way.
The original acreage acquired in 1949, in Massac County, 0.5 miles southwest of Mermet on U.S. 45, has been increased to 2,630 acres, of which 690 are permanent water.
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