Trails where you can get out backpacking for a night or more. Includes loop trails in state forests and Florida State Parks, as well as segments of the Florida Trail.
Backpacking Trails by Name
Apalachicola National Forest
The Apalachicola National Forest is the largest National Forest in Florida, sweeping around the southern edge of Tallahassee. It is
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Bayard Point Conservation Area
Bayard Point Conservation Area preserves an untouched riverfront forest on the St. Johns River. Follow this route through the John
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Big Oak Trail
The Big Oak Trail is one of the most scenic hikes in North Florida. Much of the hiking parallels the
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Black Bear Wilderness Loop Trail
Trot out your sense of adventure for an immersion into one of the wildest trails you'll find near Orlando, the
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Bulow Creek State Park
It's the trees that catch your attention at Bulow Creek, from the canopied road leading to the park to the
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Buster Island Loop
The 7-mile Buster Island Loop at Lake Kissimmee State Park is a favorite for both day hikers and backpackers, as
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Citrus Hiking Trail
One of Florida's longest backpacking loops - and the longest within a single piece of public land - the Citrus
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Coastal Prairie Trail
Ready for a wilderness challenge? On the Coastal Prairie Trail, battle mosquitoes, unrelenting sun, and deep and sticky marl mud
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Collier-Seminole Hiking Trail
A wet and wild 6-mile loop into the watery wilderness of the Big Cypress Swamp, the Collier-Seminole Hiking Trail provides
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CREW Corkscrew Marsh
Explore the northwestern boundary of Corkscrew Marsh - one corner of a massive conservation area surrounding Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and
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East Loop Trail
An immersion into vast pine flatwoods that includes scrambles over ancient dunes, the East Loop at Jonathan Dickinson State Park
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Flat Island Preserve
Established as a botanical preserve for native plants, Flat Island Preserve is on an island in the Okahumpa Marsh ringed
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Florida Trail, Alaqua
With significant botanical beauty, rugged climbs, and nice campsites, the Alaqua section of the Florida Trail in Eglin Air Force
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Florida Trail, Alaqua East
Take on some rugged terrain on this round-trip hike to Alaqua Creek to discover the beauty of the undulating landscape,
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Florida Trail, Alaqua West
Experience a little bit of all of the best that the Florida Trail in Eglin has to offer with this
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Florida Trail, Alexander Springs to Farles Lake
Get acquainted with Big Scrub on this 8.4-mile stretch of the Florida Trail in the Ocala National Forest as it
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Florida Trail, Apalachee Bay
Slipping out of the jungle-like floodplain forest that surrounds the tributaries of the Aucilla River into the coastal salt marshes
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Florida Trail, Aucilla River
Endearingly scenic, surprisingly rugged in places, and unlike any other piece of the Florida Trail statewide, this 9.3-mile trek along
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Florida Trail, Aucilla Sinks
With dark waters reflecting against pockmarked limestone walls, palm fronds obscuring dropoffs into yawning sinkholes, and a footpath winding through
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Florida Trail, Baseline to Marshall Swamp
Along the Baseline Road to Marshall Swamp section of the Florida Trail in Ocala, enjoy a swath of true urban
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