Tree Hill Nature Center

Tree Hill Nature Center is an Arlington environmental-education preserve at 7152 Lone Star Road. Google’s operational listing matches that name and address, with a stored snapshot of 4.6 from 982 reviews — one review above the older 981-count card. Phone is (904) 724-4646. This page is that Lone Star Road campus, not Jacksonville Zoo on Zoo Parkway and not the UNF nature trails in Southside. The City of Jacksonville’s park page describes a 50-acre urban wilderness of hilltop and wetland: southern mixed hardwood forest, hardwood swamp, and a freshwater stream, kept for plants, animals, and teaching rather than for a theme-park crowd. Visit Jacksonville says Tree Hill promotes stewardship through hands-on programs and low-cost access to natural areas, with guided tours and rental of the Joseph A. Strasser Amphitheater. The visitor-bureau kids guide has listed adult admission around $6, with lower prices for seniors, students, military, teachers, and children — treat those figures as a snapshot. East Coast Current’s 2025 write-up called Tree Hill a 50-acre pocket of woods surrounded by Arlington traffic, with trails, animal encounters, and a small museum. Google’s hours snapshot is Monday through Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday closed, which matches Visit Jacksonville. Arrive early if you want cooler walking weather; the gate is not a dawn-to-dusk city park in the same way the UNF trails are. Google marks wheelchair parking, entrance, restroom, and seating. Trails still include roots, boardwalks, and wet ground. Stay Safe Jax did not walk every path. First Coast News covered a Harvey’s Supermarket gift of $3,500 for pollinator gardens, with executive director Mark Mummaw describing the center as an outdoor classroom that tens of thousands of visitors pass through. That is ordinary nonprofit news, not a warning. A 4.6 from nearly a thousand Google reviews is strongly positive and in line with a quiet, cheap family stop. No Yelp card is stored. Open flags stay at 0. Families who want a short Arlington nature lesson should use this listing for the correct Lone Star Road address, stored Google 4.6, and 8:00-to-4:30 hours. It is not the zoo’s $72 million manatee entrance and not a school campus.