Morningside Nature Center
Gainesville 4.6 milesSince 1970, Morningside Nature Center has been Gainesville's flagship nature park, protecting the largest stand of longleaf pine savanna remaining within city limits.
Moses Creek Conservation Area
St. Augustine 11.8 milesFollow a system of wide trails across pine forests, hammocks, scrub, and sandhill habitats to a scenic overlook and campsite along tidally-influenced Moses Creek.
Mount Carrie Wayside
Olustee 1.0 milesThe short, easily accessed Mount Carrie Wayside in Osceola National Forest showcases an old growth longleaf pine forest with a population of red-cockaded woodpeckers.
Mount Royal
One of Florida's largest mounds, Mount Royal was first documented by William Bartram in 1765, when it was an important central feature of a large village along the St. Johns River.
Mountain Biking and the Florida Trail
It's Florida Biking Month! Which makes it a good time to talk about bikes and the Florida Trail, and how to ride your bike to, but not on, our statewide National Scenic Trail when it's in the woods.
Msgt John E Hayes Memorial Park
Middleburg 0.5 milesWith five acres of waterfront and boater access to Black Creek in Middleburg, Msgt. John E Hayes Memorial Park honors a hometown hero and protects old-growth cypress.
Mud Spring Trail
Welaka 1.7 milesAt Mud Spring, mud isn't what you'll see in the gently rounded basin that cradles an underwater garden, but a glassy natural pool.
Murphy Creek Conservation Area
Welaka 1.8 milesWith hiking in scrubby flatwoods and sandhills above forested slopes draining to Murphy Creek, as well as on Murphy Island in the St. Johns River, this water management preserve provides two places to explore.
Nature Coast Trail
Chiefland, Cross City, Fanning Springs, Old Town, Trenton 45.2 milesConnecting three rural counties, the Nature Coast Trail offers several different ways to ride between towns along 31.5 miles of paved bike path
Newnans Lake East Hiking Trail
Gainesville 2.8 milesWell-marked hiking and biking trails lead to a dugout canoe replica at the edge of a lake once known as Pithlachocco, "the place of long boats."
Newnans Lake West Hiking Trail
Gainesville 1.8 milesA set of connected loop trails explore wet flatwoods, sparrow-filled pastures, and planted pines on the western slope of Newnans Lake State Forest.
Nocatee Landing
Ponte Vedra 2.0 milesWhispers of the past carry on salt breezes across a wild landscape once home to an ancient civilization straddling the bounty of the Tolomato River estuary.