Bear Creek Educational Forest at Lake Talquin State Forest
8125 Pat Thomas ParkwayQuincy FL 32351
(850) 627-9064
Bear Creek Educational Forest is a 492-acre tract of Lake Talquin State Forest
Programs are FREE for any public or private school group, Scout troop, daycare or any other youth organization. Each program option may include a lesson, game or hands-on activity in the forest. An interpretive hike and souvenir craft to make and take home may also be included. Program activities at Bear Creek are developed using Project Learning Tree and Project Wild/Aquatic Wild guidelines. Correlations to curriculum standards are provided for many academic standards such as the Florida Standards, Common Core, STEM, and Boy and Girl Scouts.
The Bear Creek Tract also offers hiking and camping opportunities as well as the audio-enhanced Living Forest trail where the trees tell their own stories.
Bear Creek Educational Forest is a 492-acre tract of Lake Talquin State Forest
Programs are FREE for any public or private school group, Scout troop, daycare or any other youth organization. Each program option may include a lesson, game or hands-on activity in the forest. An interpretive hike and souvenir craft to make and take home may also be included. Program activities at Bear Creek are developed using Project Learning Tree and Project Wild/Aquatic Wild guidelines. Correlations to curriculum standards are provided for many academic standards such as the Florida Standards, Common Core, STEM, and Boy and Girl Scouts.
The Bear Creek Tract also offers hiking and camping opportunities as well as the audio-enhanced Living Forest trail where the trees tell their own stories.
