Long-time Florida authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley have put in the miles to help you explore Florida. Now joined by Chris Stevens and his family in researching Florida’s trails, we’re constantly expanding this extensive database established in 2006. Dig in for inspiration to enjoy Florida’s outdoors! #FLORIDAHIKES
Celebrating our 20th Anniversary
Twenty Years of Florida Hikes A trip down Memory Lane as we celebrate our twentieth year online and run a month-long giveaway of our books in February 2026.
Hikers Guide to the Sunshine State Featuring more than a thousand hikes across Florida, Hiker's Guide to the Sunshine State is a comprehensive guide to Florida's most interesting hikes.New Explorations
Palma Sola Botanical Park Now a showcase for temperate and tropical species, this former ten acre nursery encompasses collections of palms, fruit trees, and flowering tropical trees.
Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens Established in 1919 by botanist Henry Nehrling, what is now the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens has improved over a century's worth of expansion into an accredited zoological park.
Crooked Lake Prairie At Crooked Lake Prairie, the dunes of the Lake Wales Ridge meet showy prairie grasslands along the eastern shore of Crooked Lake. 
Bella Vista Trail Burrowing deep into a jungle-like hammock along the Matanzas River, this loop to the north end of Washington Oaks Gardens State Park circles a historic piece of old A1A.
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