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Wildlife Management Areas

Outdoor recreation in Wildlife Management Areas managed by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

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Prairie Lakes Loop

White blazed post in pine savanna

Three Lakes WMA  |  Kenansville
( 27.9277, -81.1249 )      11.4 miles

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.

Rock Springs Run Hiking Trail

Rock Springs Run State Park

Rock Springs Run Reserve State Park  |  Sorrento
( 28.805196, -81.453799 )      12.3 miles

With more than 12 miles of hiking through the heart of Florida black bear territory, the Rock Springs Run Hiking Trail gets you into the wild outside Orlando.

Rock Springs Run Reserve State Park

Rock Springs Run State Reserve

Mount Plymouth      ( 28.810855,-81.45779 )      

You have a better-than-average chance of spotting a Florida black bear at Rock Springs Run State Reserve, a vast wilderness area in the Wekiva River basin. This is the one park where we’ve seen the most evidence of our native Florida black bear.

Salt Lake Hiking Trail

Pine flatwoods

Salt Lake WMA  |  Mims
( 28.6397, -80.8900 )      4.1 miles

Circling the central pine flatwoods of the uplands between the lakes of Salt Lake WMA, the 4.1-mile Salt Lake Hiking Trail is a great birding destination

Salt Lake WMA

Forest road between tall trees

Mims      ( 28.639741,-80.889969 )      

Spanning nearly 8,000 acres between Salt Lake, Lake Loughman, and South Lake, Salt Lake WMA is a popular birding and fishing destination with many miles of trails

Scrub Jay Loop

Tunnel through trees

Lake Wales Ridge State Forest  |  Frostproof
( 27.762533, -81.453035 )      2.5 miles

An easy loop trail traverses scattered prairie ponds within a dry ecosystem suitable for one of the state’s most endangered birds, the Florida scrub-jay.

Seminole Ranch Puzzle Lake

Grassy strip into floodplain forest

Seminole Ranch Conservation Area  |  Mims
( 28.619195,-80.965521 )      8.4 miles

At the northern end of Seminole Ranch Conservation Area, roam 8.4 miles along the marshy eastern shore of Puzzle Lake, part of the St. Johns River system.

Seminole Ranch Snake Creek Levee

Clouds reflecting in wetlands

Seminole Ranch Conservation Area  |  Mims
( 28.630965,-80.947454 )      1.4 miles

At the north end of Seminole Ranch Conservation Area, this 1.4-mile round-trip leads to an observation tower with an extensive panorama across Loughman Lake and Salt Lake.

Seminole State Forest

Footpath through open scrub

Sorrento      ( 28.81965, -81.4285 )      

With nearly 50 miles of trails and roads for hiking, biking, and equestrian use, Seminole State Forest offers surprising panoramas and bubbling springs north of Orlando.

Steinhatchee Trail

Steinhatchee Falls

Lower Steinhatchee Conservation Area  |  Steinhatchee
( 29.774350, -83.329200 )      3.3 miles

Follow the 3.3-mile Steinhatchee Trail through wildflower-rich uplands for a spectacular finish at Steinhatchee Falls, Florida’s broadest waterfall.

Sunset Ranch Trail

Large oak in shady forest

Three Lakes WMA  |  Kenansville
( 27.903900, -81.098200 )      2.2 miles

The 2.2-mile Sunset Ranch Trail at the Prairie Lakes Unit of Three Lakes WMA provides an easy day hike for birding near Lake Marian.

Tates Hell State Forest

Tates Hell Swamp lilies

Carrabelle      ( 30.457670, -84.402918 )      

One of Florida’s more enormous state forests with over 202,000 acres, Tate’s Hell is a vast coastal swamp sliced and diced by timber barons before being preserved by the state

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