Tillie K. Fowler Park:
Amazing/ Beautiful

7/18/2019   Time- 1:00 PM
Author: Joe Hark

Tillie K. Fowler Park Jacksonville Florida

Tillie K. Fowler Park is one of the widest best maintained hiking trails yet! The Park is made up of a full kids playground area, huge dog park, biking trails and 2 main hiking trails. The full loop for the Tower trail is just over a mile long, and has a lookout tower at the end with an amazing view.

The Parking/ Entrance

Tillie K. Fowler Park Jacksonville Florida Entrance

There is a ton of parking throughout the entire park including 3 huge bus parking spots right outside the Island trail. The direction our map on our phones took us was closed off, and had a sign that told us to go through there main entrance just around the corner.

How much does it Cost?

There is no parking or any entrance fee at Tillie K. Fowler Park which is a huge plus! Having an amazing hiking trail like this that is completely free is rare. Doing your part to atleast help keep it clean goes a long way!





Is it Dog Friendly?

The entire hiking trail is completely dog friendly, and before the hiking trails is one large dog park seperated into 2 parts one for large dogs, and one for small dogs. The only place he couldn't get into was the Nature Center.

Tillie K. Fowler Park Jacksonville Florida Dog Friendly
Our Dog ACE loving the hike at Tillie K. Fowler Park


The Hike

Tillie K. Fowler Park Hiking Trail Map
Click on the Picture to zoom in

There are 2 seperate hiking trails at Tillie K. Fowler Park Tower Trail, and Island Trail. We started our day at the Tower Trail. The trail began close to the dog park after a short walk we arrived at the Nature Center, and decided to take turns checking it out while the other one watched the dog.

Tillie K. Fowler Park Hiking Trail
Walking up to the Nature Center
Tillie K. Fowler Park Jacksonville Florida Nature Center
Inside The Nature Center

Inside the Nature Center there are several terrariums with different animals including different types of snakes, lizards, tarantulas, and turtles. After the Nature Center we proceeding towards the lookout tower. The trail was consistantly wide, and had a ton of bridges. As we walk we also notice the Historic Brick Road that crosses under the tower trail a few times. After .8 miles we arrived at the lookout tower. The lookout tower has several levels, and the view from the top is very beautiful. On our visit we got to see a herd of deer running through the woods from the top of the tower. Tillie K. Fowler Park Hiking Trail

Walking towards the Lookout Tower
Tillie K. Fowler Park Hiking Trail
The Lookout Tower
Tillie K. Fowler Park Hiking Trail
Looking Back Towards the Trail from the Lookout Tower
Tillie K. Fowler Park Hiking Trail
View from Lookout Tower

At the top of the lookout tower you feel at the top of the trees. You can see the swampy land ahead that leads you towards the Ortega River. The view of the Ortega River is very slim, and far out from this point but the view was still amazing.

Tillie K. Fowler Park Hiking Trail
View from Lookout Tower

The trail is a loop so on the way back we got to see some other cool things, and visit diffrent terrain, and bridges. The second hlf of the loop is a little shorter as well, and the full hike came out to 1.3 miles. The second half of the loop was a little narrower in certain areas which we now associate as perfect spots for spiders to stretch their webs across. However, this trail we only saw spiders on the outside of the trail which was a nice change of pace for us. Nothing is worse than runing into a spider web, and constantly feeling you have a nest of spiders in your hair. The coolest part of the last part of the loop was a strangely grown tree who had a zig zag pattern at the bottom.

Tillie K. Fowler Park Hiking Trail
Cool Zig Zag Tree

Island Trail

After the Tower Trail we headed over to the Island Trail. Unfortunately the trail was taped off, and had "Trail Closed" written at the trail head. This Trail is usually just over 2 miles long, and would've been the perfect addition to our hiking day. We aren't sure why the trail was closed or when it will be re-opened.

Tillie K. Fowler Park Hiking Trail Closed
Island Trail Closed

Some Additional Pictures of the Tower Trail

Tillie K. Fowler Park Hiking Trail
The Trail Narrows on the 2nd Half of the Hike
Tillie K. Fowler Park Hiking Trail
The Bridge Walking up Towards the Lookout Tower
Tillie K. Fowler Park Hiking Trail
One of the Bridges on the Tower Trail
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Historic Brick Road
Tillie K. Fowler Park Hiking Trail

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Recent Comments

Paul R.
Great Blog haven't checked out this place yet but I will now!


Ashley T.
Me and my pups go here atleast once a month we love this trail!


Tim A.
Have You tried out the Theodore Roosevelt Trail it's in the same area?


Sam L.
Funny thing is I have been to the Fort across the street didn't even realise this was here as well.


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