Okaloosa Area
Fort Walton Beach 1.0 milesA broad sweep of beach and coastal habitats are protected along Choctawhatchee Bay within the Okaloosa Area, the easternmost unit of Gulf Islands National Seashore.

Places to paddle in Florida, including rivers and streams, spring runs, freshwater lakes, coastal lakes and lagoons, and coastal paddling trails.

A broad sweep of beach and coastal habitats are protected along Choctawhatchee Bay within the Okaloosa Area, the easternmost unit of Gulf Islands National Seashore.

Where the Kissimmee River pours its waters into Lake Okeechobee, Okee-Tantie Recreation Area offers access to the river and a wild marshy stretch of lakeshore.

A scenic half mile loop around a wet prairie within the Lake Jackson floodplain provides a pleasant birding stop fronted by a creative outdoor play space at Parwez Alam Park.

An easy mile round trip out of Russell Harber Landing Park, the Old River Trail snugs up to scenic views across the Blackwater River upriver from downtown Milton.

Camping cabins and mountain biking in Miami? You'll find them along with the expected beautiful beaches and paddle launches along the north shore of Biscayne Bay.

Encompassing 149 acres well hidden between US 1 and Nova Rd, the four segments of Central Park in Ormond Beach interconnect along a network of accessible paths.

A stronghold for Florida scrub-jays north of Venice, Oscar Scherer State Park is an important island of biodiversity in an increasingly overdeveloped region.

At an inviting second magnitude spring, a shaded nature trail traces the spring run as it flows towards picturesque views on the Lower Suwannee River.

Along the northern shore of a mangrove-lined creek, Oyster Creek Environmental Park offers gentle hiking trails with interpretive stops beneath old-growth slash pines.

One of Florida's most unusual and beautiful places to paddle, the Dead Lakes include 6,700 acres of mazy cypress and tupelo swamps in the Chipola River floodplain.

With a dozen launch points and more than 15 springs along its 16 mile length, Holmes Creek, a tributary of the Choctawhatchee River, is a must-do paddling trip along a remote waterway.

Paddling Juniper Run from Juniper Springs to the take out at SR 19 in the Ocala National Forest, a popular paddling trip along this sinuous, spring-fed waterway that winds through the Juniper Prairie Wilderness.
