Taylor Creek STA
Okeechobee 2.2 milesEncompassing the ancient shoreline of Taylor Creek and man-made marshes, this wetlands park is a gem for birding and wildlife watching just north of Okeechobee.
Terra Ceia Preserve State Park
Palmetto 9.0 milesHome to many wading birds, Terra Ceia Preserve State Park is an aquatic preserve protecting the ragged northern shoreline of the island of Terra Ceia.
Terry Rhodes Trail System
Quincy 4.8 milesFeaturing steep topography and a high biodiversity of plant life along its network of five loop trails, Bear Creek Educational Forest is the crown jewel of Lake Talquin State Forest.
The Barnacle Historic State Park
In 1891, Commodore Ralph Middleton Munroe built his cherished retreat, The Barnacle, in the dense jungle of the Miami Hammock. The Barnacle Historic State Park preserves that sliver of history in Coconut Grove.
The Deering Estate
The Deering Estate at Cutler, a Miami-Dade county park, preserves both the historic buildings and a remnant of the Addison Hammock, a pine rockland along the old road following Cutler Ridge.
The Moon Tree Garden
Florida's most unique arboretum features a circle of sycamores honoring the Apollo missions, all here thanks to an Apollo 14 project for the U.S. Forest Service to take tree seedings into orbit around the moon.
The Naples Preserve
Naples 0.4 milesAlong US 41 near downtown Naples, traverse a tiny urban patch of pine flatwoods and oak scrub along an accessible boardwalk to watch gopher tortoises below.
The Preserve at Port St Lucie
Port St. Lucie 0.7 milesAlongside the St. Lucie River, a partly accessible set of trails and boardwalks wind across surprisingly diverse natural habitats at The Preserve.
Three Rivers State Park
Hugging the state line with Georgia at Lake Seminole, where the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers form the Apalachicola, Three Rivers State Park offers hiking on hilly slopes.
Tibet-Butler Preserve
Windermere 3.6 milesA wildlife haven within earshot of Walt Disney World, Tibet-Butler Preserve provides 3.6 miles of well-kept and gentle hiking trails for family fun.
Tillie K Fowler Island Trail
Jacksonville 1.9 milesOn a hike of nearly 2 miles, the Island Trail at Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park shows off upland and floodplain forest habitats along the Ortega River in Jacksonville.
Tillie K Fowler Regional Park
Jacksonville 1.4 milesExplore 509 acres of woodlands along the Ortega River basin on trails extending from the Nature Center complex at this beautifully-forested Jacksonville park.