Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides

Ortona Mounds

Ortona      ( 26.819477, -81.303984 )      0.8 miles

While less than a mile long, the Ortona Mounds Trail in the ranchlands of Glades County takes you back to a time more than 3,000 years ago.

Otter Springs

Trenton      ( 29.641817, -82.940345 )      1.4 miles

West of Trenton along the Suwannee River, Otter Springs is a second magnitude spring surrounded by clusters of ancient oaks and towering cypress. It is a Gilchrist County Park.

Oxbow Eco-Center

Port St. Lucie      ( 27.353654, -80.354626 )      3.8 miles

Protecting 225 acres of natural habitats along the North Fork of the St. Lucie River amid busy Port St. Lucie, Oxbow Eco-Center provides a 3.8-mile hiking loop.

Oyster Creek Environmental Park

Englewood      ( 26.924369, -82.330789 )      2.4 miles

Along the northern shore of a mangrove-lined creek, Oyster Creek Environmental Park offers gentle hiking trails with interpretive stops beneath old-growth slash pines

Palatka Riverfront Park

Palatka      ( 29.644112, -81.631038 )      0.3 miles

Recently re-imagined to showcase the beauty of the St. Johns River, Palatka Riverfront Park offers a quarter-mile riverfront walk with panoramic views.

Parrish Park

Titusville      ( 28.624745, -80.792944 )      

Catch a stellar sunset across the shimmering Indian River Lagoon with a westward view from Parrish Park

PEAR Environmental Park

Leesburg      ( 28.734669, -81.874505 )      3.0 miles

At PEAR Park south of Leesburg, enjoy a deeply shaded walk on a nature trail that follows the trickle that is now the Palatlakaha River flowing towards Lake Harris.

Pine Island Ridge Natural Area

Davie      ( 26.076081,-80.275329 )      1.8 miles

At the highest natural elevation in Broward County, this pine-topped ridge speaks to the history of those who lived here in the past, in a village that Mikasuki medicine chief Abiaka called home

Pine Lily Preserve

Bithlo      ( 28.5287, -81.0964 )      4.3 miles

In every season, wildflowers are the highlight along more than 4 miles of trails at Pine Lily Preserve, where its namesake lilies bloom in late summer.

Poe Springs Park

High Springs      ( 29.824467, -82.653225 )      1.5 miles

At Poe Springs Park, the Poe Springs Nature Trail carries you across a landscape shaped by water acting on limestone, where surface rock is obvious and studded with fossils.

Ponce Preserve

Ponce Inlet      ( 29.11411,-80.949503 )      1.6 miles

Just south of Daytona Beach, Ponce Preserve protects a cross-section of barrier island habitats, with nearly 2 miles of trails connecting the beach and the Halifax River