Florida Hikes

Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides

White sand oceanfront

Beaches in Florida

From hard-packed sands to powdery white strands to jagged rocky shorelines, Florida’s beaches will delight you

INTERACTIVE MAP

North Peninsula State Park

Ormond Beach   2.3 miles

Neatly accessed via a scenic drive extending north from Ormond Beach, North Peninsula State Park has two tantalizing miles of oceanfront along a palm-rimmed line of dunes.

Okaloosa Area

Fort Walton Beach   1.0 miles

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.

Oleta River State Park

Miami   18.3 miles

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.

Peanut Island Park

West Palm Beach   1.2 miles

Accessible only by boat and home to the Kennedy Bunker, Peanut Island Park features a 1.2 mile brick-paved loop trail with boardwalks, beach access, and a campground.

Perdido Key State Park

With sand as white as fresh fallen snow, Perdido Key State Park offers Florida's westernmost public beach.

Peters Point Park

Fernandina Beach   0.3 miles

At the south end of Fernandina Beach, a park with a small swath of Atlantic Ocean beachfront includes a trailhead for the East Coast Greenway.

Playalinda Beach

At the south end of Canaveral National Seashore, Playalinda Beach is a popular destination for beachgoers along the Space Coast thanks to its natural beaches and views of Kennedy Space Center.

Ponce Preserve

Ponce Inlet   1.6 miles

Just south of Daytona Beach, Ponce Preserve protects a cross-section of barrier island habitats, with nearly 2 miles of trails connecting the beach and the Halifax River

Round Island Oceanfront Park

Vero Beach   0.5 miles

Learn the story of one of Florida's more important roles during World War II along a wave-strummed shoreline halfway between Vero Beach and Fort Pierce Inlet.

Salinas Park

With a boardwalk over a beautiful coastal scrub to a beach on the sparkling waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Salinas Park provides a picnic grove in a pine forest.

Sebastian Inlet State Park

One of few places where the Indian River Lagoon mingles with the Atlantic Ocean, Sebastian Inlet is the central feature of a state park protecting the tips of both barrier islands.