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The small town of Frostproof was originally known as Keystone City. However, the name was changed to Frostproof as a way of marketing the frost free climate to citrus farmers. Unfortunately the name didn't prove to be true and The Great Freeze of 1895 killed off most of the citrus crops.

Arbuckle Wildlife Management Area is part of the Lake Wales Ridge State Forest and provides important habitat for a number of threatened and endangered species. The WMA is a popular destination for camping, fishing, hiking, bird watching, and many other outdoor activities.

Crooked Lake is registered as an Outstanding Florida Water, and is one of the largest lakes in Polk County, at nearly 4,200 acres. The lake is popular with anglers, hikers, and birdwatchers. A number of parks and boat ramps are located around the lake and provide the public with access to the water.

Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve covers over 110,000 acres across four counties. It also borders the Withlacoochee State Forest and Colt Creek State Park, to make a very large continuous protected area. Within this massive protected area, you'll find miles of trails and back roads to explore. There are multiple campgrounds, rivers, and lakes to explore. In short, it's an outdoors person's dream.

This small shop has the honor of being Florida's oldest General Store. Of course, you'll find all of the essentials you may need for your ride (i.e., snacks and water), but you'll also find a number of historic pieces, homemade jams and marmalades, souvenirs, ice cream, and an entire wall of lesser known and local bottles of soda.

It's easier to cross the road here since there's a tunnel under the road. This way you don't have to worry about opening and closing gates, or hopping fences if the gates are locked.

Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve covers over 110,000 acres across four counties. It also borders the Withlacoochee State Forest and Colt Creek State Park, to make a very large continuous protected area. Within this massive protected area you'll find miles of trails and back roads to explore. There are multiple campgrounds, rivers, and lakes to explore. In short it's an outdoorsperson's dream.

The Colt Creek State Park is great for exploring Central Florida's nature with large strands of longleaf pine flatwoods, lakes and winding creeks, thick cypress domes and open vistas. You can see bald eagles, white-tailed deer, American alligators, otters and threatened species like the gopher tortoise. There are more than 15 miles of trails in the park and a nice campground.