
We’re Florida authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley, here to share Florida’s outdoors with you. Sandra is Florida’s hiking expert, while John has spent a lifetime cycling and paddling. See our picks for Florida’s TOP outdoor destinations.
Explore Florida's Outdoors

New to Hiking?
New to hiking? Ease yourself into the outdoors step-by-step with this primer on how to get comfortable with getting outside to enjoy Florida’s natural beauty.

Hiking in Florida
New to Florida? Florida is different. If you don’t know much about our outdoors, start here to learn what’s unique about hiking, backpacking, and camping in Florida.
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Featured Destinations

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
Set in a 60-acre cypress dome on the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki is a museum of Seminole culture with an educational boardwalk loop.

Bald Point State Park
Where Ochlockonee Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico along the Forgotten Coast, quiet Bald Point State Park protects the tip of the peninsula, providing beaches to roam and estuaries and uplands to explore.