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In the Environmental Learning Center at Rookery Bay

Nature Centers in Florida

Nature centers in Florida’s parks often have their own trail systems and are great places to get the family outside to learn about Florida’s habitats, flora, and fauna firsthand.
INTERACTIVE MAP

Biscayne National Park

Biscayne National Park

Homestead      ( 25.464522, -80.335498 )      

Florida’s largest offshore park, Biscayne National Park protects living coral reefs and islands that are the northernmost part of the Florida Keys

Bonnet Springs Park

Boardwalk looping along lakeshore as seen from above

Lakeland      ( 28.05052, -81.96700 )      2.8 miles

Offering a bounty of outdoor and nature activities along with museums and public spaces, Bonnet Springs Park is an urban gem in the city of Lakeland, a top destination statewide for family nature fun.

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve

Path at Boyd Hill Park

St. Petersburg      ( 27.725417, -82.649867 )      3.0 miles

Once a zoo in St. Petersburg, Boyd Hill Park has 3 miles of trails looping through a mosaic of natural habitats and tropical landscapes along Lake Maggiore.

Brooker Creek Preserve

Tarpon Springs      ( 28.1319, -82.6566 )      4.5 miles

The largest nature preserve in Pinellas County, Brooker Creek Preserve protects a mosaic of vanishing habitats while interpreting their value along more than 4 miles of trails.

Camp Bayou Nature Preserve

Little Manatee River at Camp Bayou

Ruskin      ( 27.667312, -82.402325 )      2.8 miles

Located on the banks of the Little Manatee River, Camp Bayou Nature Preserve provides an easygoing set of trails through a variety of natural Florida habitats.

Camp Chowenwaw Park

Treehouse at Camp Chowenwaw

Green Cove Springs      ( 30.036493, -81.712794 )      2 miles

In a deeply forested area on Black Creek north of Green Cove Springs, Camp Chowenwaw Park provides campers and hikers a unique destination, a former Girl Scout Camp with a rich history.

Carlton Reserve

Carlton Reserve

Venice      ( 27.1283, -82.3345 )      1.9 miles

T. Mabry Carlton Reserve is less than a dozen miles from downtown Venice but wild enough that the Florida panther roams these woodlands along the Myakka River floodplain.

Castellow Hammock Preserve

Limestone crevice beyond a tangle of tree roots

Miami      ( 25.558771, -80.451649 )      1.1 miles

At Castellow Hammock, you’re stepping into Florida’s past as you follow the nature trail into a remnant of tropical forest

Cedar Point Environmental Park

Cedar Point Englewood

Englewood      ( 26.9254, -82.3350 )      2.1 miles

Where Oyster Creek meets Lemon Bay in Englewood, Cedar Point Environmental Park provides easy interpretive hikes through coastal habitats on a wildlife-rich peninsula

Chinsegut Conservation Center Tract

Chinsegut WEA  |  Brooksville
( 28.609986, -82.359181 )      4.0 miles

Discover the beauty of May’s Prairie at the heart of the Chinsegut Conservation Center Tract

Circle B Bar Reserve

Wetlands at Circle B Bar Reserve

Lakeland      ( 27.989618,-81.857654 )      3.5 miles

For fabulous birding and more alligators than you can count, roam the marshy edge of Lake Hancock on miles of causeways through Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

boardwalk to big cypresses in Corkscrew

Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed  |  Naples
( 26.375724, -81.603725 )      2.3 miles

Weaving beneath a canopy knit by old-growth cypress trees in a majestic swamp forest, the boardwalk at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is one of Florida’s best hikes

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