Trek the Green Swamp Preserve Trail

Intrepid nature lovers should don long sleeves and pants (as mosquito protection) and drive 35 minutes inland to the Nature Conservancy's 1.3 mile (one way) Green Swamp Preserve trail. This biodiverse area includes three longleaf pine savannas home to some unusual indigenous plants, such as 14 species of insectivores, including the super cool Venus flytrap and both yellow and purple pitcher plants. Wildflowers — pine lilies, blazing stars, and yellow-fringed orchids — also abound as bright pops of color amidst the grassy greenery and tall pines on either side of the raised walkway. Look carefully to see the small but fiercely fanged flytraps along the trail.

Visitors can download a native plant scavenger hunt from the website.