cradle creek preserve

This place lacks parking so you may have to park nearby or on the street (though it's near a decently-busy road). It's very quiet and beautiful, and a great place to take your significant other.

You may miss it the first time and it does have limited parking but it's a great little park with walkway down to the marsh and views of the intracoastal.

The preserve only has 5 parking spaces (one of them requires a handicap permit.) There are two short trails. The scenic overlook trail is less than 1/4 mile and ends at a viewing platform with a view of the marsh. The second trail is a loop of approximately 1/2 mile that brings you to a canoe/kayak launch and (in my humble opinion) a much better view. You can do both trails in well under an hour.