Grassy Lake Preserve is 185 acre (0.7486691 km²) of preserve and was purchased by the State of Florida in 2003 for $2.1 million to protect eight rare species of plants and one rare species of animal. The property is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as part of a network of preserves along the Lake Wales Ridge

Lake Wales Ridge

The Lake Wales Ridge is a low ridge running for about 150 miles south to north in Central Florida. The greater part of the ridge is in Highlands County and Polk County, but it extends north into Osceola, Orange and Lake Counties. It is named for the city of Lake Wales, roughly at the mid point of...

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The property is officially known as Mountain Lake Cut-Off.

The preserve is located behind Janie Howard Wilson Elementary School.