Florida Hikes

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St Johns River at Welaka

North Florida

Hiking, biking, camping, paddling and other outdoor recreation throughout North Florida, including along the Suwannee River and the St. Johns River between Palatka and Jacksonville.

INTERACTIVE MAP

Bulow Creek Trail

Flagler Beach   6.8 miles

A linear hike between state park day use areas at Bulow Plantation Ruins and Bulow Creek, the Bulow Creek Trail parallels the flow of a freshwater creek near the sea

Bulow Plantation Ruins State Park

History and natural beauty meet on a 1.4 mile hike under a dense canopy of ancient live oaks to the ruins of one of Florida's oldest sugar mills.

Bulow Woods Loop

Flagler Beach   5.2 miles

In a primordial forest of sluggish, fern-lined waterways amid a dense forest of massive, ancient trees, the 5.2 mile Bulow Woods Loop is one of North Florida's most scenic hikes.

Bunnell

The county seat of Flagler County, Bunnell anchors a vast expanse of farms and ranches across the western side of the county, home to Crescent Lake

Camp Chowenwaw Park

Green Cove Springs   3.1 miles

In a deep forest on Black Creek north of Green Cove Springs, Camp Chowenwaw Park is a unique destination for campers and hikers, a former Girl Scout camp with a rich history.

Camp Chowenwaw Trails

Green Cove Springs   3.1 miles

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park on a network of trails into an old-growth hardwood hammock and floodplain swamps near where Black Creek empties into the St. Johns River.

Camp Milton Historic Preserve

Baldwin   2.4 miles

On a walk through Camp Milton Historic Preserve, discover Civil War stories through a grove of historic trees that have tales to tell beneath their leafy shade.

Canopy Shores Park

St. Augustine   0.6 miles

No matter your age or ability, the short paved loop at Canopy Shores Park makes for a shady immersion in an old-growth coastal forest in St. Augustine.

Caravelle Ranch

Palatka   4.8 miles

Take a stroll among pine forests and shady hammocks in the Ocklawaha River watershed on a network of well-marked trails edging the Ocala National Forest.

Carl Duval Moore South Tract

Palatka   1.5 miles

Follow a wide doubletrack trail across sandhill and flatwood communities to a picnic area and dock alongside a quiet rural lake.

Carl Duval Moore State Forest

Palatka   1.2 miles

At Carl Duval Moore State Forest, hike to Up & Down Lake, which sporadically vanishes, on a beautiful loop through sandhills and oak hammocks west of Palatka.

Cary Nature Trail

Baldwin   1.6 miles

In the vast mosaic of pines and cypress swamp west of Jacksonville protected by Cary State Forest, the 1.6 mile Cary Nature Trail makes a great family outing.