alafia, river, reserve, recreation, area, water, conservation, area, managed, southwest, florida, water, management, district, mulberry, florida, polk, county, florida, covers, acres, located, 4872, indian, drive, mulberry, florida, created, preserve, wetlands. The Alafia River Reserve is a recreation area and water conservation area managed by the Southwest Florida Water Management District in Mulberry Florida Polk County Florida It covers 334 acres 1 35 km2 and is located at 4872 Indian Oak Drive in Mulberry Florida It was created to preserve wetlands and includes hiking trails and a picnic area 1 2 Alafia River ReserveIUCN category IV habitat species management area LocationPolk County Florida USNearest cityMulberry FLCoordinates27 55 04 N 82 02 14 W 27 9178 N 82 0371 W 27 9178 82 0371 Coordinates 27 55 04 N 82 02 14 W 27 9178 N 82 0371 W 27 9178 82 0371Area334 acres 135 ha 1 Governing bodySouthwest Florida Water Management DistrictOfficial websiteReferences Edit a b Alafia River Reserve PDF Polk County Environmental Lands Program Archived from the original PDF on March 4 2016 Retrieved June 22 2014 Alafia River Reserve Southwest Florida Water Management District Retrieved 2011 03 02 This Florida protected area related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a location in Polk County Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alafia River Reserve amp oldid 1092394682, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,