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Fakahatchee ferns

Archives for July 2020

Fox Lake North Loop

Loblolly bay trees surrounding trail

Fox Lake Sanctuary   |  Titusville
( 28.5886, -80.8746 )      3.6 miles

Looping between Fox Lake and South Lake, the North Loop at Fox Lake Sanctuary circles 3.6 miles through bayheads, flatwoods, and scrub to a showy peninsula at Moss Point

Fox Lake Sanctuary

Boardwalks leading to dense forest

Titusville      ( 28.5886, -80.8746 )      10.7 miles

Protecting more than 2,500 acres along the western edge of Titusville, Fox Lake Sanctuary provides an immense landscape for exploration

Fox Lake Wetland Trail

Forest road in pines with water in tire tracks

Fox Lake Sanctuary   |  Titusville
( 28.5886, -80.8746 )      1.7 miles

On the south side of Fox Lake Sanctuary, the Wetland Extension Trail leads you on a 1.7-mile soggy slog through wet pine flatwoods, wet prairies, and bayheads

Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park

Turquoise waterway flowing through forest in fall colors

High Springs      ( 29.829341, -82.683477 )      1.8 miles

Cradling a collection of spectacular springs in a forested glen along the Santa Fe River, Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park is one of the finest places to experience springs up close

Hidden Waters Preserve

Stream flowing downhill in a forest

Eustis      ( 28.838570, -81.660787 )      1.0 miles

With trails that lead you deep into a very large sinkhole, Hidden Waters Preserve in Eustis offers a fascinating hike with elevation changes and interesting terrain

Highlands Hammock Nature Trails

Boardwalk through ferns

Highlands Hammock State Park  |  Sebring
( 27.4702, -81.5329 )      2.9 miles

Three interconnected nature trails on the east side of Highlands Hammock – Wild Orange Grove, Big Oak, and Hickory – provide a gentle introduction to this wild place

Highlands Hammock State Park

Narrow boardwalk through swamp forest

Sebring      ( 27.4704, -81.5329 )      12.4 miles

One of Florida’s oldest state parks, Highlands Hammock protects an old-growth forest while enabling you to explore it on a network of fascinating interpretive nature trails

Lettuce Lake Park

Lettuce Lake Park

Tampa      ( 28.0752,-82.3745 )      1.8 miles

At the north edge of Tampa, Lettuce Lake Park protects 240 acres along the Hillsborough River, with a loop trail and boardwalk that shows off cypress swamps and uplands.

Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve

Woodlands at Flatwoods Park

Tampa      ( 28.148891, -82.278711 )      

As the largest natural area in the Tampa Bay region, Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve is a major destination for recreation, with seven entrances across 16,000 acres

McKee Botanical Garden

Pond in a tropical garden

Vero Beach      ( 27.607301,-80.382715 )      1.0 miles

Established as McKee Jungle Gardens by local legend Waldo E. Sexton in 1929 with the guidance of landscape architect William Lyman Phillips, this carefully designed tropical garden is a Florida gem

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Dummett Cove Merritt Island

Titusville      ( 28.641204, -80.735856 )      

With recreational activities ranging from hiking to biking, boating, fishing, and bioluminscent kayaking, Florida’s top destination for birding is also home to Kennedy Space Center

Oak Hammock Trail

Boardwalk between palms and oaks

Merritt Island NWR  |  Titusville
( 28.644268, -80.716569 )      0.7 miles

The wildlife-rich interpretive Oak Hammock Trail at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides an easy introduction to the hammocks of the island

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