40 Acre Park
Welaka 0.5 milesA community park in Welaka, 40 Acre Park is a great stop for birding, with little-used trails that ramble around a series of wetlands once used in the fish hatchery.

Outdoor Recreation Destinations on public lands in Florida

A community park in Welaka, 40 Acre Park is a great stop for birding, with little-used trails that ramble around a series of wetlands once used in the fish hatchery.

Venture across scenic coastal landscapes and verdant upland forests on a linear 7.2 mile trail tying together conservation lands on Jacksonville's Northshore.

Paved trails wind through the woods at A.D. Barnes Park, a Miami city park, where a tiny slice of native pine rocklands survives.

Along busy US 19 in Tarpon Springs, A.L. Anderson Park hugs the western shore of Lake Tarpon, with a nature trail and boardwalk following the cypress-lined shore.

Pine flatwoods and depression marshes are on display along two miles of trails including an accessible boardwalk to a tropical hammock and wetland overlook.

Beneath a dense canopy of cabbage palms and live oaks, the remains of a 19th century plantation rise from the forest floor at Addison Blockhouse State Park.

Looping through a former phosphate mine north of the Alafia River, this hike showcases the resilience of nature as the forest reclaims the land.

With a vast network of trails to choose from, the southern side of the Alafia River Corridor provides multiple routes for hiking and horseback riding.

Alafia River State Park lets you launch on a Florida downhill while mountain biking the rugged terrain of a reforested open pit mine.

Discover a new perspective on the Alafia River basin on this easy loop through riverside uplands with a scenic overlook at its center.

Straddling the confluence of the North and South Prong of the Alafia River, Alderman's Ford Conservation Park provides immersion into lush riverine forests.

Discover a surprising play of whitewater across the Alafia River where the river churns as it winds through a deeply eroded channel.
