Osceola County Road 523
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Osceola County Road 523, also known as Canoe Creek Road, is a county road in Osceola County, Florida. It connects the city of Saint Cloud to the near ghost-town of Kenansville in the lower reaches of the county. Although it crosses Florida's Turnpike twice, it offers no access to the freeway. The nearest access to the Turnpike is at Yeehaw Junction where FL S.R. 60 crosses. The southern end of the road is in Kenansville, at its junction with U.S. Highway 441. From there, the traveller can go north to Holopaw and U.S. 192 or south to Yeehaw Junction and FL S.R. 60. Osceola County Road 523 traverses some of the most unmolested countryside in Florida.
Canoe Creek Road is currently part of the Florida National Scenic Trail Western Corridor route through Osceola County. Hikers walking along the road will see an abundance of wildlife in the cattle ranches and sod farms, including osprey, wild turkey and sandhill cranes. The ranches and farms are punctated by cypress domes which look like hills in the distance.
