About WildFlowers, a 270-acre Park
Nestled in the heart of North Florida, this 270-acre nature park invites visitors to explore the arts, engage in learning, experience dance, and connect more deeply with nature and themselves.
Mission
Preserving Florida's Beauty & Majestic Live Oaks
At WildFlowers, our mission is to restore the land, inspire connection, and nurture community through nature, music, and learning.
We believe that conservation and creativity belong together - that a healthy landscape feeds a healthy culture.
By blending ecological restoration with art, education, and outdoor experiences, we’re creating a place where people of all ages can explore, celebrate, and care for the natural world.
Every trail, performance, and workshop here is part of a living classroom — one that grows wilder, wiser, and more beautiful each year.
Our goal is to provide a vibrant, inclusive space where music lovers and nature enthusiasts come together to celebrate Florida’s rich culture, wildlife, and music traditions.
We are inviting local artists, musicians, farmers, and makers to share this space and partner with us to create a property for all to enjoy. Should you like to join us, please contact us by filling out the form at the bottom of the page.
What is WildFlowers Park?
A Space For All
WildFlowers Music Park is a nature park that will serve as a venue for music, dance, arts, wellness activities, and enjoyment of the outdoors.
The property of approximately 270 acres is one mile south of downtown Melrose, Florida.
The unincorporated community of Melrose, straddling the intersection of four counties, has a long history of agriculture, creative arts, entrepreneurship, and lakefront living.
The nature park will have a 2.5 mile loop trail through five distinct Florida ecosystems that will be open to the public. The land is a gently rolling mosaic of upland meadows, mixed hardwood forests, and wetlands that range from small sinkholes to bottomland swamps to a 10-acre ephemeral sandhill lake.
WildFlowers is more than a name – many species of native wildflowers will be actively propagated on the site as a seed-source for other land conservation projects in the region. Wildflowers is also the title of a solo album and song by local musical legend Tom Petty.
Visitor Guidelines
WildFlowers exists to celebrate North Florida’s live oak groves and wildflower meadows, cypress domes and sinkhole marshes, lakeshore mudflats and floodplain swamps.
Help us restore the land by minimizing impacts, respecting wildlife, and keeping noise low, especially near boundaries shared with our neighbors.
Hours & Access
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Park is open: One hour before sunrise to One hour after sunset.
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After-hours access can be arranged. Please enter through gates.
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Do not trespass onto adjacent private property.
Trails, Habitats & Closures
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Trails are marked, but walking anywhere within park boundaries is allowed.
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Please keep vehicles on main roads and designated parking areas.
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Help us protect habitat for ground-nesting birds, tortoises, and other animals and plants. No driving in wet areas, tall grass, or under large trees (it damages their roots).