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Park Hours Sunrise to Sunset Lafayette Heritage Trail Park, along with adjacent Tom Brown Park, is bounded on the north by the Lake Lafayette system, stretching from Weems Road to Chaires Cross Road. Originally this system was a wet prairie, much like Gainesville's Paine's Prairie, filling during heavy rains then draining through sinkholes into the Floridan Aquifer. Over millennia, when the lakes drained, Native Americans hunted and gathered flint for tools and weapons on the lake bottom. In historic times farmers grazed cattle and planted crops in the fertile lake soil. Two dams constructed around 1950 divided the lake into three sections, Upper Lafayette continues to be a wet prairie, Piney Z Lake is a 200 acre open water lake, and Lower Lafayette resembles a cypress-covered Louisiana bayou. The park offers visitors a place to fish, exercise, recreate, bicycle, run, walk or just sit and reflect. There are many scenic views and opportunities to view the wildlife. The park entrance is found at the east end of Heritage Park Blvd. in the Piney Z Plantation subdivision. There you will find a small parking lot with 3 picnic shelters, a trailhead and bike wash, a small playground, and restroom. Drinking water is provided at the trailhead and at the playground. The largest parcel, formerly part of the Piney Z Plantation, was acquired from Grace Dansby in December 1995. A second parcel was purchased from Byron Block in June of 1996 for a total of 795.14 acres. Funding for the acquisition of this Park was provided by the City of Tallahassee and the Florida Communities Trust using Florida Forever Funds. The total cost of acquisition was $3,562,566.90. Piney Z Lake is cooperatively managed by the City of Tallahassee and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Park Amenities This park offers a small playground, 3 picnic shelters, parking, restrooms, drinking fountains, various trails, universally accessible fishing pier, floating docks, hand-launch-only boat ramp, wildlife viewing, trailhead with bike wash, and outdoor shower. Adjacent and Nearby Facilities Tom Brown Park, the City's most active regional park, is located just to the west of the park. Tom Brown Park offers 2 playgrounds, 24 holes of disc golf, tennis, baseball, softball, basketball, handball, BMX track, radio control track, and various trails for hiking, biking and jogging. Two Leon County parks, the J. R. Alford Greenway and Apalachee Regional Park, are close by. To the east the L. Kirk Edwards Wildlife Management Area is managed by FWC. Combined, these open spaces create a regional greenway consisting of 3,900 acres. Types of Trails Within the Park are the Cadillac Mountain Bike Trail, a Shared Use Trail, and a Paddling Trail. -Shared-Use Trails (hiking, running, walking, leisurely biking, exercising leashed dogs) -Mountain Bike Trails (mountain biking and trail running) -Lafayette Passage Paddling Trail (canoe and kayak)