The trail parallels the Ten Mile Canal and the Seminole Gulf Railway, and is owned and operated by Lee County Parks and Recreation.

[1] The John Yarbrough Linear Park's southern terminus is at a trailhead on Six Mile Cypress Parkway.

At Daniels Parkway, trail users are directed west to the next signalized intersection to cross the six-lane road.

The trail passes Page Field and one of Seminole Gulf Railway's yards as it enters Fort Myers city limits.

[3] The historic corridor where the John Yarbrough Linear Park runs has existed since the 1920s, when the Ten Mile Canal was dug by the Iona drainage district to control flooding in the area and divert water to Estero Bay.

The filter marsh was built along with the first phase of the trail, and is designed to divert and purify water from the Ten Mile Canal.

[4] The city of Fort Myers is planning to extend the John Yarbrough Linear Park north beyond Colonial Boulevard.