Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides
Karen Miller is a freelance writer and photographer, living in a Ford Transit van with her husband, Troy, hiking and exploring the US and beyond.
A highlight of Jennings State Forest, this 3.5 mile loop traverses healthy longleaf pine habitat and showcases a series of cascades above the North Fork of Black Creek.
Explore wetlands that are “for the birds” by day hiking the northernmost portion of the DuPuis Loop Trails.
An easy linear hike or round trip with a stop at the Florida Trail’s oldest shelter, this short segment of the Florida Trail in Osceola National Forest is part of the Great Florida Birding Trail.
In the northwest corner of Osceola National Forest, this 11.4 mile segment of the Florida Trail offers strong contrasts between pine flatwoods and bogs.
Providing a peek into an ecologically important area along the eastern edge of Bethea State Forest, the 2.5 mile Maple Set Trail showcases the beauty of the St. Marys River basin.
With elevation changes, streams, and cascades, the 8.2-mile Pioneer Trail at Jennings State Forest is as close as you can get to the Appalachian Trail experience without leaving the Florida peninsula.
Along a pine forested greenway, this preserve offers hikers numerous easy-to-hike trails, including a main trail that leads to a blackwater creek.
At Ralph E. Simmons State Forest, the Yellow and Red Trails provide a 3.6 mile figure-eight hike with a picturesque view of the St. Marys River and the state of Georgia beyond.
At Ralph E. Simmons State Forest, the White Trail is a 7 mile loop through the rugged and diverse northernmost extent of the forest, with side trails to campsites along the St. Marys River.
