Turkey Creek Sanctuary

The Turkey Creek Sanctuary is a small nature reserve in Palm Bay in Brevard County, Florida, and incorporates salty hammock and sand pine ridge habitats.

It has 1.85 miles (3 km) of boardwalk paths and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of jogging trails through native forest to Turkey Creek, an excellent site for seeing birds, turtles, manatees, alligators as well as other local wildlife.

[1] The creek is an important breeding ground for both salt and fresh water fish and is accessible via a canoe deck.

[2] The property was donated to the Florida Audubon Society and the city of Palm Bay in 1978, and fundraising to conserve the area began in 1981.

Heavy rains in September 2014 caused partially treated wastewater to spill into Turkey Creek.