Florida Hikes
Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides
Topics of interest for hikers, cyclists, and paddlers, including conservation, land management, and wildlife issues, as well as how-to and gear recommendations.
Eager for an off-road ride on our statewide National Scenic Trail, the Florida Trail? We've compiled a guide to the best locations for touring and bikepacking, with details on where bikes are and aren't allowed to ride the trail.
The only stork native to North America, wood storks can have a wingspan of over five feet. Once highly threatened due to habitat loss, it’s made a spectacular comeback
Explore our picks for the best scenic hikes along the Florida Trail. We've hiked the entire trail: these are pieces of the trail we'd be happy to hike again and again.
Just like car tires, bicycle tires need attention because they do wear down. It's better to change it at home than out on a ride. Here's how to choose and install a new bike tire and how to fix a flat.
The last Saturday of September is National Public Lands Day, celebrated across America with fee-free entry to Federal public lands and volunteer activities at the state, local, and national level.
Backpacking skills are survival skills. Use your knowledge and gear to make personal preparations for hurricane season power loss and evacuations in Florida.
Nine days, 109 miles: that's the circuit around Lake Okeechobee to complete a walk around the second largest lake inside American borders on the Big O Hike.
A public meeting by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on August 22, 2019 is the first step in informing the public of the potential of Key deer being removed from the Endangered Species List.
A natural landform between Gainesville and Micanopy, Paynes Prairie is an immense and ever-changing basin.
In Gators, Guts, & Glory, Lauralee Bliss - "Blissful" - weaves a fascinating tale of her adventures while hiking the Florida Trail from end to end.
A Saturday ride on the Brevard Coast to Coast Trail meant meeting lots of riders and finally trying out the breakfast that volunteers at the Mims United Methodist Church put on for cyclists.
Updates to our fourth edition of The Florida Trail Guide (published November 2021), outlining significant changes to services and the trail route since publication.
