This led to the Myakkahatchee Creek Archaeological Site, located on the western part of the park.

[3] The Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park was acquired in 1989 with two Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) grants.

The name Myakkahatchee comes from the Seminole language: "miarca" meaning "big water" and "hatchee" alluding to "river.

"[4] The park includes the Myakkahatchee Creek and connection to the T. Mabry Carlton Reserve,[5] basic camping areas, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) of trails available for hiking, bike riding, and horseback riding, a picnic area, a parking area, and restrooms.

[8] The ecology of the park includes hammock, South Florida pine flatwoods, marshes and wetlands with mixed upland areas.