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Features
- Drinking Fountain
- Hitching Posts
- Parking
- Picnic Tables
- Trails
Camp Branch Glade
Camp Branch Glade is a minimally developed 58-acre park that features a unique ecosystem. Opened in November 2014, the park's forested areas and rare limestone glade habitat make it unlike any other park in the JCPRD system. Camp Branch Glade will eventually be connected to two other district park properties once they are developed - the adjacent 300-acre Camp Branch Park site and the future Camp Branch Streamway Park. Park Features
Camp Branch Glade is one of the only sites in the county with a wealth of Prickly Pear Cactus and numerous limestone features. The park contains a sinkhole, a large exposed limestone ridge, and numerous large boulders along a small intermittent stream that flows into Camp Branch Creek and then into the Blue River.
The primary feature of the park’s phase one development is a 1.5 mile trail system consisting of three different loops. It’s a nature trail for hiking and equestrian use that is surfaced with wood mulch and earthen materials. Each loop leads through a different natural area. The West Loop goes through the glade. The Center Loop is a relatively flat and moderate trail through the cedar canopy in the center part of the park where a limestone ridge is viewable. The East Trail Loop goes down to the creek and along a riparian corridor to a creek crossing with an intermittent water pool. It then passes through a limestone outcropping and leads back up to the center loop.
Amenities
- 1.5 miles of unpaved nature trails (closed to motorized vehicles)
- 3 picnic tables on concrete pads with charcoal grills (1 ADA accessible)
- Drinking fountain (April 15 - October 15)
- Portable restroom
- Paved parking lot
- Loop drive and gravel parking area for equestrian trailers
- Hitching posts
- Information kiosk with park map
Park Police & Safety
In an emergency, dial 911. To reach the Park Police dispatch, call (913) 782-0720.
For additional information and safety tips, visit JCPRD's Park Police page.