Explorer’s Guide: North Florida & The Panhandle
A fully revamped Third Edition of the most comprehensive travel guide covering North Florida and the Florida Panhandle, now presented in full color.
Exploring the Gemini Springs Addition
It took a serendipitous turn one morning for us to stumble across a new-to-us hiking trail not fifteen minutes from home, the Gemini Springs Addition. Here's how we found it.
Exploring the St. Johns at Bluffton
The Bluffton Nature Trail at Lake George State Forest near Volusia, west of Barberville along SR 40, provides a glimpse into an ancient past along the St. Johns River.
Exploring Trout Point in Pensacola
PERMANENTLY CLOSED. Our 2013 visit to Trout Point Nature Trail at NAS Pensacola provided scenic panoramas of the Big Lagoon and Perdido Key from a boardwalk atop a coastal scrub ridge.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Coral Gables milesEstablished in 1938 as one of the world’s largest collections of tropical plants, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is an integral part of the history of Florida botany and of Coral Gables.
Fall in the floodplain
Don't believe people when they say there are no seasons in Florida. We always look forward to the change of color in Florida's floodplains, even if they happen in December.
Fanny Bay Trail
Sanderson 1.2 milesStarting at the westbound Sanderson rest area along Interstate 10, the Fanny Bay Trail leads you through pine flatwoods into a cypress swamp with ancient cypresses.
Fat Bellys
Every hiker raves about Fat Belly's, the go-to barbecue in White Springs
Faver-Dykes State Park
St. Augustine milesAt Faver-Dykes State Park, explore the estuaries of the Matanzas River and the uplands above Pellicer Creek.
Felts Audubon Preserve
Palmetto 1.2 milesConserving a collection of natural habitats amid farmland and subdivisions north of the Manatee River, Felts Audubon Preserve isn't just for the birds. It's for hikers, too.
Fern Forest Nature Center
Coconut Creek 3.0 milesA bounty of ferns awaits where three miles of trails introduce you to a slice of Florida’s past, a tropical forest surrounding the original floodplain of Cypress Creek near Fort Lauderdale.
Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park
At Fernandina Plaza State Park, an unassuming open space marks the spot of Plaza San Carlos, a parade ground for the fortress that protected a fledgling city along the St. Marys River.