Jelks Preserve
Venice 3.7 milesOffering scenic views of wild shores along the Myakka River, this hike at Jelks Preserve makes a big loop along the trail system to immerse you in a variety of habitats.
Jenkins Creek Park
Overlooking the vast estuary that paddlers tackle on the Coastal Paddling Trail, Jenkins Creek Park provides a trail terminus as well as ample space for anglers to drop a line.
Jennings State Forest
Middleburg 17.0 milesProtecting the headwaters of Black Creek, one of the northernmost freshwater tributaries of the St. Johns River, Jennings State Forest spans almost 24,000 acres west of Jacksonville.
Jetty Park
With white sand dunes and a beautiful oceanfront, Jetty Park is the closest beach to Cape Canaveral that stays open during launches at Kennedy Space Center: the viewing's great daytime or night.
Joan M. Durante Community Park
Longboat Key 1.2 milesA bayfront park on Longboat Key with boardwalks meandering through mangrove forests plus wide shell paths traversing a native upland hammock.
John B. Sargeant Conservation Park
Thonotosassa 0.6 milesPart of Lower Hillsborough River Wilderness Preserve, John B. Sargeant Conservation Park has a put-in for paddlers and a short boardwalk into the river floodplain.
John Chesnut Sr. Park
Palm Harbor 2.7 milesWeaving through floodplain forests and cypress swamps, the boardwalks and trails of John Chesnut Sr. Park add a place to pause for wildlife along a wild shoreline on Lake Tarpon.
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
With a rare stretch of natural beach and tropical hammock along the Atlantic Ocean in Palm Beach County, John D. MacArthur Beach State Park is a popular getaway.
John Gorrie Museum State Park
One of only two Floridians honored in the halls of Congress for their achievements, Dr. John Gorrie is the inventor of the icemaker and the father of air conditioning.
John Mahon Nature Park
Gainesville 0.5 milesTen acres isn't a lot for a natural area, but at John Mahon Nature Park in Gainesville, it's plenty for a quick, refreshing walk in the woods off Newberry Road.
John Muir Ecological Park
John Muir Ecological Park in Yulee connects you to an important and mostly forgotten chapter of Florida history: our role in John Muir's "Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf."
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Key Largo 2.5 milesMolasses Reef, the most accessible living coral reef in the United States, is the reason that John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park exists in the Florida Keys.