POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Part of the Alligator Alley Trail at Circle B Bar Reserve is closed on Monday due to active gator nesting sites.
Officials said the trail will be closed at the intersection of Marsh Rabbit Run and Heron Hideout trails. It is not known when it will reopen.
Visitors can still access the open portion of the trail and the dock on Lake Hancock by taking the Shady Oak trail.
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County officials said Alligator Alley typically closes during alligator mating and nest season in the summer months when “alligators become territorial and protective of their nests and young.”…