Ponce de Leon Springs State Park
In the middle of the Florida Panhandle, Ponce de Leon Springs is along the upper end of a belt of shimmering springs that feed the Choctawhatchee River basin.

Outdoor Recreation Destinations on public lands in Florida

In the middle of the Florida Panhandle, Ponce de Leon Springs is along the upper end of a belt of shimmering springs that feed the Choctawhatchee River basin.

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

A 79-acre expanse of pine flatwoods and scrub near the Spanish River in Boca Raton, Pondhawk Natural Area spans the Atlantic Coastal Ridge.

Span a scenic jungle of shady hammocks, floodplain forests, pine flatwoods, and scrub habitats on a trail system created and maintained by Florida Trail Association volunteers.

In the deep shade of the floodplain of Prairie Creek near Gainesville, Prairie Creek Preserve is a beauty spot provided to the public by the Alachua Conservation Trust.

Enjoy the counterpoint of moss-draped oak hammocks and expansive prairies at Prairie Lakes along one of the older and more beloved pieces of the Florida Trail.

On a day hike into one of our state's largest prairies, sample Florida's own big sky at the state's first International Dark Sky Park.

Hidden amid the horse farms of northern Marion County, Price's Scrub State Park protects an island of biodiversity within the North Marion Greenway.

Explore wild spaces and cultivated grounds along eight different trails at Princess Place Preserve, an 1880s homestead at Cherokee Grove on Pellicer Creek.

Within city limits yet truly wild, Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park protects more than 4,000 acres along the edges of enormous estuaries draining into the St. Johns River.

Spanning 2.3 miles along Charlotte Harbor, the Harborwalk is a recreational gem in downtown Punta Gorda

On nine acres in residential Punta Gorda along the Shared Use Path, History Park preserves historic buildings in a garden setting within a block of Linear Park.
