The Baseline Trail & trailhead area of the Cross Florida Greenway (CFG) was once slated to be part of the corridor for the sea-level Cross Florida Ship Canal project in the 1930s & the latter Cross Florida Barge Canal (CFBC) in the 1960s & 70s. Remnant digging from the 1930s sea-level project still remain in the northeastern portion of the paved trail area where the Frisbee disc golf course is located. After the CFBC was de-authorized by Congress & matching legislation by the State of Florida was enacted in the early 1990s, the former canal lands were established as the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway as they exist today.

In 2005, the Non-Profit Felburn Foundation funded a portion of the Boundless Playground, which offers amenities for children of all abilities & the opportunity to play side by side. The trails, playground & other amenities are maintained through a cooperative partnership between the Office of Greenways & Trails & Marion County Parks & Recreation.