Managed in cooperation with the Florida Forest Service J. Hart
for the Florida Forest Service The Four Creeks State Forest and
Wildlife Management Area (WMA) occupies 13,060 acres within the
13,147-acre Four Creeks State Forest, located just north of
Jacksonville in southern Nassau County. Within the region, the
forest provides valuable flood and water quality protection and
provides healthy, diverse habitats for wildlife and nature-based
recreational opportunities. The area is named for the four
creeks associated with the property: Alligator, Thomas, Boggy
and Plummer creeks, which join together to form the headwaters
of the Nassau River. The Nassau River borders the southeastern
portion of the property and flows into Nassau Sound and then
into the Atlantic Ocean. Thomas Creek and its associated
floodplain form the southern border of the WMA. Much of the
upland portions consist of pine flatwoods. Wetland habitats
include swamps, cypress domes and tidal marsh. The floodplain
swamps border the creeks and are d