Caves in a peaceful and serene forest and one of the best off-road trails in the entire Citrus WMA - what more can you want from Trail 15? The trail offers driving on dirt and sand, elevation changes, mild off-camber, and shallow water/mud crossings. The drive will provide a variety of visual experiences in colors with bright white sand, orange clay, vibrant green foliage, and on dry days bright blue skies! At the beginning of the trail is a short hiking trail to both Dames Cave and Peace Caves, one of Citrus WMA's most interesting areas. More cave information can be found at Villages of Citrus Hills.
Citrus Wildlife Management Area is a very popular and active Management Area. Citrus WMA is almost 50,000 acres and is part of both Citrus and Hernando counties. Citrus WMA provides plenty of four-wheeling, hiking, biking, and horse riding trails along with multiple camping sites.
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At the intersection of West Main Street and Pleasant Grove Road, turn south onto Pleasant Grove Road. Take Pleasant Grove Road for almost 10 miles, then turn west onto East Stage Coach Trail. Drive almost four miles until you see a sign for, "Withlacoochee State Forest - Tillis Hills Recreation Area" then turn onto the gravel road, which will be Trail 13.
Follow Trail 13 north for a half-mile and turn left/west onto Trail 22. Continue on Trail 22 for three miles, then turn left/north onto Trail 15.
Checkpoint 1 and 2 are closed when going the reverse way. There is a fallen tree between checkpoint 7 & 8, but the bypass is clear. Easy trail that can be done in 2wd when dry.
Just rode down trail 15 from trail 8 and at the intersection of trail 20 there were a couple of road closed signs heading south on trail 15 hdg to Dames cave. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
Trail 15 is one of my top 5 trail in Citrus WMA! It has everything you'd want: hill climbs, water, mud, off-camber, and if you enjoy hiking and sight-seeing definitively checkout caves off the trailhead! Every time I visit Citrus I make sure to drive Trail 15.
See http://floridanaturecoast.org/County/Citrus/CitrusCaveArea/CitrusCaveArea.aspx for more information on the caves.
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Jeff is an outdoor enthusiast located in the central Florida area. He enjoys exploring Florida's less traveled roads, visiting historic sites, and getting away from the city. While on trails Jeff is a huge supporter of tread lightly and believes in, "take out what you take in."
A love for vehicles has recently brought Jeff to the world of off-roading. He is still new to the game but is enthusiastic about learning new techniques, vehicles, equipment, technology, and bringing all together to contribute to TrailsOffoad.
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