Ringhaver Park
Jacksonville 1.7 milesDiscover a hauntingly beautiful bog at the far end of the Ortega Stream Valley Trail, a paved loop beginning behind the ballfields of Ringhaver Park.
River Rise Preserve State Park
Birthing the Santa Fe River from a journey underground, River Rise Preserve State Park offers trails open to hikers and equestrians via adjoining O'Leno State Park.
RiverTown Riverfront Park
St. Augustine 1.7 milesStatuesque live oaks canopy an unparalleled 1.7 mile walk along the eastern shore of the St. Johns River at Riverfront Park in Rivertown, northwest of St. Augustine.
Robert W. Loftin Nature Trails
Jacksonville 4.0 milesIn a densely wooded corner of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, the Robert W. Loftin Nature Trails are a prime place for trail runners and hikers to play.
Ronnie Van Zandt Memorial Park
Green Cove Springs 1.2 milesGimme three steps and a whole lot more on a circuit of a park established to honor the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, northwest of Green Cove Springs where he grew up.
Royal Springs
Branford 0.5 milesStaring into Royal Springs, it feels like looking into a bottomless pit. Steep and broad, it drops 42 feet into shimmering waters of turquoise and royal blue.
Saarinen Preserve
Gainesville 1.2 milesAt Saarinen Preserve near Newberry, a series of color-coded loops wander across mixed pine and hardwood hammock communities teeming with wildlife.
Sal Taylor Creek Preserve
Jacksonville 4.1 milesAlong a pine forested greenway, this preserve offers hikers numerous easy-to-hike trails, including a main trail that leads to a blackwater creek.
Salt Springs
Surrounded by the Ocala National Forest, the community of Salt Springs is a hub for outdoor recreation, with direct access to trails on both land and water
Salt Springs Loop
Salt Springs 1.9 milesSavor the beauty of the Big Scrub and habitats along crystalline Salt Springs Run on this easy loop on the outskirts of Salt Springs.
Salt Springs Recreation Area
See the beauty of William Bartram's "amazing crystal fountain" as you gaze into the depths of this rocky spring in the Ocala National Forest
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
Gainesville 10.2 milesFlorida's weird karst geology meets a forest of towering hardwood trees in this botanically significant preserve on the edge of Gainesville.