ESTERO'S RIVER OAKS PRESERVE
9541 BROADWAY EAST
ESTERO, FL 33928
9541 BROADWAY EAST
ESTERO, FL 33928
Estero’s River Oaks Preserve is a passive recreational area with a strong focus on concepts of simplicity, natural/native care of the land, sustainability, and being “one with nature.” This property will expose visitors to a lesser-known side of Florida – one with shiny blueberries, hogplums, gopher apple, butterfly milkweed and where the gopher tortoises live.
Throughout the property, you will find:
By clicking the buttons below, you will see plant lists for those specific areas: (If the button does not work, we haven't gotten to that area yet. Please stay tuned.)
- cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto)
- common fanpetals (Sida ulmifolia)
- common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
- kiss-me-quick (Portulaca pilosa)
- laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia)
- live oak (Quercus virginiana)
- Poor-man's-pepper (Lepidium virginicum)
- southern river sage (Salvia misella)
- Spanish needles (Bidens alba)
- tropical sage (Salvia coccinea)
- whitemouth dayflower (Commelina erecta)
By clicking the buttons below, you will see plant lists for those specific areas: (If the button does not work, we haven't gotten to that area yet. Please stay tuned.)
In July 2022, this is how the property looked. Come see it today!
Volunteer opportunities on site include:
- Planting Native Plants
- Exotic Plant Removal
- Planting seeds or stepping up plants
- Nursery Sales
- And more!

