Sea Sponge

Difficulty: Easy

Distance: 0.34 miles

Restrooms: No

Dog Friendly: Yes

Stroller Friendly: Yes

Playground: Yes

Location: Youngs Woods Community Park

Anchor Clues:

Park in the parking area near the playground and follow the roadway back toward the entrance, keeping pavilion #1 on your right.
Make a sharp right at the large rocks to head downhill on the road.
At pavilion #4 and the Y, stay left to go around the grassy area. When you reach the T intersection, stay to the left.
When you reach pavilion #2, turn left off the road into the grass and go behind the pavilion and toward the swing set.
When you reach the swing set, look toward your right to find the post near a small tree.
Go back to the paved path, passing pavilion #2 and turn left to return to the parking area.

Sea sponges have no heads, eyes, tails, or mouths, and live most of their lives rooted in one spot.
The tallest sponges can grow bigger than a refrigerator and live for more than 100 years.
Sea sponges are animals (not plants) and have been in the ocean for 500 million years.

Sea Sponge