Florida Hikes
Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides
When I was driving out to the Ocala National Forest the other day, I heard a radio commercial for a new outfitter in town. Now I was saddened to see Brasington’s pull out of town some time ago, since they focused on gear for hiking and kayaking, so …
A quick visit to Trout Lake Nature Center in Eustis opened up a new world of things to do close to home.
A walk in the park at Wekiwa Springs State Park doesn't have to be a long one. Here's a way to sample the park's highlights and habitats along its trails.
While researching Exploring Florida's Botanical Wonders, I had the honor of a visit to Angus Gholson's herbarium in Chattahoochee, as well as a guided hike through the new Gholson Nature Park, a wonderland of rare wildflowers.
Paved trails wind through the woods at A.D. Barnes Park, a Miami city park, where a tiny slice of native pine rocklands survives.
Loop between a sinkhole lake and a steephead ravine for challenging elevation changes on this 2.1 mile hike in a 72-acre woodland in northern Tallahassee.
Along busy US 19 in Tarpon Springs, A.L. Anderson Park hugs the western shore of Lake Tarpon, with a nature trail and boardwalk following the cypress-lined shore.
You don't need to fly to touch the sky
Beneath a dense canopy of cabbage palms and live oaks, the remains of a 19th century plantation rise from the forest floor at Addison Blockhouse State Park.
Discover a surprising play of whitewater across the Alafia River where the river churns as it winds through a deeply eroded channel.
Explore a true Tallahassee treasure on gentle garden paths amid plantings dating back to 1923 or along well-trodden trails into wild woodlands along Lake Hall and Lake Overstreet.
A walk in the uplands of Highlands Hammock State Park, this 0.6-mile nature trail features dry habitat succession from flatwoods to scrub.
