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Citrus Trail at Lizzie Hart Sink

Central Florida

With some of the state’s largest population centers and easiest access by air, Central Florida is a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts in the know.

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Blue Spring State Park

Manatees in clear spring water

Orange City      ( 28.9516, -81.3337 )      

Blue Spring State Park is well acclaimed for being the best place in Florida to see manatees in the wild, and we don’t mean a dozen or two. Think hundreds.

Blueberries Ever After

Blueberries on the bush

April 13, 2019    Sandra Friend

It’s blueberry season in Florida! April is the month when it’s time to visit a commercial grower and start picking. We did just that at our local berry farm, Ever After Farms.

Bluffton Nature Trail

Bluffton Nature Trail

Lake George State Forest  |  Volusia
( 29.125353, -81.503343 )      1.2 miles

South of Astor along the St. Johns River, the Bluffton Recreation Area in Lake George State Forest paints a picture of Florida’s prehistoric past, leading you through uplands habitats above the river basin.

Boca Ciega Millennium Park

Boca Ciega Millenium Park

Largo      ( 27.832033, -82.810600 )      1.3 miles

With its highlight an observation tower providing you a sweeping view of Boca Ciega Bay, Boca Ciega Millenium Park is a popular family-friendly getaway in Pinellas County

Bok Tower Gardens

Atop Iron Mountain at Bok Tower Gardens

Lake Wales      ( 27.917345,-81.565998 )      

Atop one of the highest hills in the Florida Peninsula, Bok Tower Gardens is one of Florida’s most spectacular landscaped gardens, “something to appeal to both man and animal, a meditative place,” as envisioned by Edward William Bok in the 1920s.

Botanically rich hikes along the Florida Trail

Marshall Swamp

February 6, 2018    Sandra Friend

With more than 1,400 miles of hiking statewide, the Florida Trail provides a gateway to grand landscapes for botanical beauty. Here are our top suggestions for fascinating botanical destinations along the Florida Trail.

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve

Path at Boyd Hill Park

St. Petersburg      ( 27.725417, -82.649867 )      3.0 miles

Once a zoo in St. Petersburg, Boyd Hill Park has 3 miles of trails looping through a mosaic of natural habitats and tropical landscapes along Lake Maggiore.

Brandon

Brownish river with wooded surroundings

A suburb of Tampa, Brandon provides a gateway to public lands in rural east Hillsborough County and along the Alafia River basin

Brevard Coast to Coast Trail

Bike on bridge at creek on Brevard Coast to Coast Trail

Coast to Coast Trail  |  Titusville
( 28.7288, -80.8888 )      17.1 miles

The eastern terminus of the state-spanning Coast to Coast Trail is in the trail town of Titusville, where a ride on the Brevard Coast to Coast Trail provides cyclists the best ride in the county

Brevard Zoo Linear Park

Linear Park Brevard Zoo boardwalk

Viera      ( 28.222057, -80.714117 )      2.6 miles

An engaging connector trail to Viera, the Brevard Zoo Linear Park educates while providing a long boardwalk for exercise and birding

Brooker Creek Preserve

Tarpon Springs      ( 28.1319, -82.6566 )      4.5 miles

The largest nature preserve in Pinellas County, Brooker Creek Preserve protects a mosaic of vanishing habitats while interpreting their value along more than 4 miles of trails.

Brooksville

Chinsegut Hill Manor

Brooksville is the county seat of Hernando County, in Central Florida. It is the heart of Florida’s Adventure Coast.

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