Deep Creek Preserve is a two thousand-acre protected area in Arcadia, Florida, within DeSoto County and managed by the Southwest Florida Water Management District. It serves both as a water conservation resource and a place for outdoor recreation. Its landscape includes pine flatwoods, freshwater marsh, wet prairie, oak scrub ridges, and scrubby flatwoods, creating a varied mix of wet and dry habitats. This mosaic gives the preserve its distinctive character and reflects the inland southwest Florida environment.