Harney Pond Canal Recreation Area
Lakeport 1.5 milesDiscover uniquely wild panoramas along Lake Okeechobee with a walk on this paved trail in Lakeport

Outdoor Recreation Destinations on public lands in Florida

Discover uniquely wild panoramas along Lake Okeechobee with a walk on this paved trail in Lakeport

A wayside park with a short boardwalk along Four Mile Creek, Harry A. Laird Park provides a picnic spot and a place for birding on the western edge of Freeport.

Fifty acres of formal gardens hug Lake Rowena in this historic display of botanical diversity in Orlando.

Cool, clear water bubbles up from deep below where a boardwalk offers views of the Suwannee River and 3.2 miles of hiking trails cross a floodplain forest dotted with sinkholes.

Secluded and special, Haw Creek Preserve at Russell Landing nestles up along the shores of Haw Creek facing Haw Creek Preserve State Park.

A low-key state preserve protecting lush swamp forest habitats, Haw Creek Preserve State Park can only be explored by water.

Miles of multi-use trails wander across an expanse of South Florida pine flatwoods wedged between the Green Ridge and Interstate 95 west of Stuart.

Loop 140 acres of scrub forest on the Atlantic Coastal Ridge in Rockledge to catch a glimpse of Florida scrub-jay families from an easy 1.1 mile trail.

In just 13 acres, Helene Klein Pineland Preserve packs in a nice walk through a variety of habitats within an urban forest along busy Hillsboro Blvd.

Dunes as white as ski slopes tumble towards the Gulf of Mexico at Henderson Beach State Park, a precious slice of natural waterfront along the crowded sweep of developed beaches in Destin.

Walk along a blackwater stream that sluggishly seeps towards the Caloosahatchee River on the way to a panorama of pines and palmettos along Hickey Creek.

Just east of Osteen, Hickory Bluff Preserve provides a 1.5-mile loop to a bluff of notable size along a scenic stretch of the St. Johns River.
