$6M Yellow Fever Creek Preserve opens in Cape Coral with camping and disc golf

Yellow Fever Creek Preserve opens

Cape Coral opened the Yellow Fever Creek Preserve on Friday, Oct. 30, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and staff-led guided tours.

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  1. Cape Coral opened the Yellow Fever Creek Preserve on Friday, Oct. 30, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and staff-led guided tours.
  2. The $6 million preserve offers 23 campsites, nature trails, a fishing pond, the city's first disc golf course, an outdoor classroom and a welcome center.
  3. It was funded by a general obligation bond voters approved in 2018 and finished about two years later than planned because of contractor issues.
  4. The site also serves a restoration purpose, moving excess water from the Gator Slough Canal into the Yellow Fever Creek System to rehydrate wetlands and improve water quality.
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