Telegraph Creek and Bob Janes Preserves
Fort Myers 4.0 milesAn impressive array of xeric, mesic, and aquatic habits is on display along a 4 mile set of loop trails traversing Telegraph Creek and Bob Janes Preserves.

Outdoor Recreation Destinations on public lands in Florida

An impressive array of xeric, mesic, and aquatic habits is on display along a 4 mile set of loop trails traversing Telegraph Creek and Bob Janes Preserves.

Explore a short but incredibly rugged nature trail teetering along bluffs above the source of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River.


Home to many wading birds, Terra Ceia Preserve State Park is an aquatic preserve protecting the ragged northern shoreline of the island of Terra Ceia.

In 1891, Commodore Ralph Middleton Munroe built his cherished retreat, The Barnacle, in the dense jungle of the Miami Hammock. The Barnacle Historic State Park preserves that sliver of history in Coconut Grove.

The Deering Estate at Cutler, a Miami-Dade county park, preserves both the historic buildings and a remnant of the Addison Hammock, a pine rockland along the old road following Cutler Ridge.

Connecting Venice and Sarasota, one of Florida's finest paved trails provides a corridor for biking and hiking along a historic railroad line.

Along US 41 near downtown Naples, traverse a tiny urban patch of pine flatwoods and oak scrub along an accessible boardwalk to watch gopher tortoises below.

Alongside the St. Lucie River, a partly accessible set of trails and boardwalks wind across surprisingly diverse natural habitats at The Preserve.

In the heart of downtown Miami, hike or bike an urban pathway regreened with micro forests, passing art installations and inviting public spaces along the way.

On Pat's Island, discover the landscape and the history that inspired Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings to write her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Yearling in 1938.

Shaded by a canopy of ancient oaks and pines along a creek feeding Lake Monroe, Thornby Park in Deltona interprets history from the settlement of Enterprise.
