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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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Black Bear Wilderness Area

Black Bear Wilderness

Sanford      ( 28.835294,-81.355201 )      7.1 miles

North of Orlando, Black Bear Wilderness Area in Sanford offers some of the best wildlife watching in the region on its loop along the St. Johns River.

Black Bear Wilderness Loop Trail

Along a narrow levee on the Black Bear Wilderness Loop Trail

Black Bear Wilderness Area  |  Sanford
( 28.835294,-81.355201 )      7.1 miles

Trot out your sense of adventure for an immersion into one of the wildest trails you’ll find near Orlando, the 7.1-mile loop in the Black Bear Wilderness Area in Sanford.

Black Bear Wilderness Walk

Boardwalk

Black Bear Wilderness Area  |  Sanford
( 28.835294,-81.355201 )      2.0 miles

Discover the beauty of the St. Johns River floodplain along this 2 mile round-trip to the rivers edge in wildlife-rich Black Bear Wilderness Area

Black Hammock Fish Camp

Black Hammock Fish Camp

January 20, 2011    Sandra Friend

Taste a bit of Old Florida at the crazy quilt of outdoors and dining that is Black Hammock Fish Camp along Lake Jesup.

Black Hammock Wilderness Area

Black Hammock Wilderness

Oviedo      ( 28.699408, -81.159226 )      4.5 miles

Black Hammock is a bit of Old Florida in Oviedo, with a trail showcasing a delightfully long boardwalk and a loop through scrub habitats above Lake Jesup

Black Point Wildlife Drive

Cars parked along a mangrove marsh

Merritt Island NWR  |  Titusville
( 28.657507, -80.754484 )      7.0 miles

Winding along a narrow dirt road, Black Point Wildlife Drive offers from-your-car birding in the marshes and mud flats of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Blackwater Creek Nature Preserve

Grassy mowed trail in pines

Plant City      ( 28.128278, -82.154928 )      6.5 miles

A pair of loop trails provide access to wide-open pine flatwoods interspersed with a mosaic of prairie, cypress domes, oak hammocks, and a quiet spot alongside the namesake creek.

Blue Run of Dunnellon Park

Hiking Blue Run of Dunnellon Park

Cross Florida Greenway  |  Dunnellon
( 29.0494, -82.4465 )      2.7 miles

Enjoy a gentle family-friendly hike along the Rainbow River at Blue Run of Dunnellon Park, where woodland footpaths and paved trails keep you mostly in the shade with dry feet as you explore the river floodplain.

Blue Spring Boardwalk

Boardwalk at Blue Spring

Blue Spring State Park   |  Orange City
( 28.9424, -81.3411 )      1.2 miles

If you’ve never seen manatees by the dozens, let alone a hundred or more at once, there is no better place in Florida to watch these gentle giants than the Blue Spring Boardwalk in the wintertime

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.

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