Florida Hikes

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Getting outdoors in Florida

Best places in Florida to enjoy the outdoors, including parks, beaches, springs, campgrounds, gardens, nature centers, museums, and natural attractions.

Trout Lake Nature Center

Eustis   1.4 miles

On 230 forested acres on the northern shore of Trout Lake, Trout Lake Nature Center in Eustis offers a fun network of family-friendly interpretive nature trails.

Troy Spring State Park

A first-magnitude spring along the Suwannee River, Troy Spring State Park has the remains of a Civil War steamboat cradled in its rocky waters.

Tubing the Ichetucknee

Tubing the Ichetucknee River means letting go and going with the flow, letting the waters carry you past beautiful springs and through ever-changing habitats. Here's how.

Turkey Creek Sanctuary

Palm Bay   1.6 miles

Protecting more than 117 acres along Turkey Creek in Palm Bay, Turkey Creek Sanctuary has both boardwalks and footpaths to explore natural habitats along the creek basin.

Twin Rivers Park

Stuart   0.5 miles

At the tip of Port Salerno, Twin Rivers Park combines a stunningly beautiful waterfront with access for paddlers and anglers to a key shoreline at St. Lucie Inlet.

Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park

Tampa   2.5 miles

A trio of trails explore bayfront habitats at this family-oriented park with a popular nature center and kayak launch on the north rim of Tampa Bay.

Viera Wetlands

Viera   2.4 miles

A prime Space Coast destination for birding and wildlife photography, Viera Wetlands is a man-made habitat perched on the edge of the St. Johns River floodplain

Vizcaya Museum & Gardens

Miami   1.2 miles

The grandiose home of industrialist James Deering may be the star attraction, but the gardens of Vizcaya, set along Biscayne Bay, rival those of any formal estate.

Vortex Spring

While dive training is part of what they do, you don't have to be a diver to visit Vortex Spring Adventures, where 28 million gallons of water a day create a natural summer-season water park that the family will love.

Wacissa Springs

One of a vanishing breed of old-time swimming holes within an easy drive of Tallahassee, Wacissa Springs is the birthplace of the Wacissa River and home to more than a dozen springs.

Wadsworth Park

Edging a tidal creek flowing towards the Intracoastal Waterway, this recreational park has a showy boardwalk and a short walk through a coastal hammock.