Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park
Within city limits yet truly wild, Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park protects more than 4,000 acres along the edges of enormous estuaries draining into the St. Johns River.
Punta Gorda History Park
On nine acres in residential Punta Gorda along the Shared Use Path, History Park preserves historic buildings in a garden setting within a block of Linear Park.
Rainbow Springs State Park
Dunnellon 5.0 milesA botanical and a geological delight, Rainbow Springs wraps the beauty of a first-magnitude spring with gardens and waterfalls once part of a classic Florida attraction.
Ravine Gardens State Park
With swinging bridges over a deep ravine painted in bright colors by azaleas each February, Ravine Gardens State Park offers hiking and biking loops in Palatka
Reedy Creek Swamp
Kissimmee 5.3 milesAt the Osceola District Schools Environmental Study Center, trails along Reedy Creek Swamp showcase the beauty of the ancient cypress and floodplain forest.
Ribault Monument
On a high bluff above the St. Johns River, a memorial pays tribute to the French expedition led by Jean Ribault that claimed Florida for France in 1562, three years before St. Augustine was founded.
Ridge Audubon Center
Babson Park 0.3 milesAtop the Lake Wales Ridge, the nature trails at the Ridge Audubon Center in Babson Park do a fabulous job of interpreting the unique flora and fauna of this island of biodiversity.
River Rise Preserve State Park
Birthing the Santa Fe River from a journey underground, River Rise Preserve State Park offers trails open to hikers and equestrians via adjoining O'Leno State Park.
Riverbend Park
Jupiter 6.5 milesProtecting the headwaters of the Loxahatchee River, Riverbend Park provides nature, tamed.
Robert W. Loftin Nature Trails
Jacksonville 4.0 milesIn a densely wooded corner of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, the Robert W. Loftin Nature Trails are a prime place for trail runners and hikers to play.
Robinson Preserve NEST Trail
Bradenton 0.3 milesProviding access to the Canopy Zone at Robinson Preserve, the NEST Trail is a showy canopy walk with views of the bordering wetlands.
Rock Springs Run Reserve State Park
You have a better-than-average chance of spotting a Florida black bear at Rock Springs Run State Reserve, a vast wilderness area in the Wekiva River basin.