Florida Hikes

Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides

Apalachicola River

Northwest Florida: The Florida Panhandle

Hiking, biking, camping, paddling and other outdoor recreation throughout Northwest Florida, the Panhandle region from Pensacola east to the Suwannee River, including Panama City Beach and Tallahassee.

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Harry A. Laird Park

Freeport   0.2 miles

A wayside park with a short boardwalk along Four Mile Creek, Harry A. Laird Park provides a picnic spot and a place for birding on the western edge of Freeport.

Henderson Beach Nature Trail

Destin   0.9 miles

Showcasing a ridge of dunes in Destin, the nature trail at Henderson Beach State Park leads you through bright sands in coastal scrub and maritime forest.

Henderson Beach State Park

Dunes as white as ski slopes tumble towards the Gulf of Mexico at Henderson Beach State Park, a precious slice of natural waterfront along the crowded sweep of developed beaches in Destin.

High Bluff Coastal Hiking Trail

Carrabelle   8.7 miles

Discover the beauty of the Forgotten Coast by hiking one or both loops of the High Bluff Coastal Hiking Trail through scrub and wetlands fronting US 98 in Tate's Hell State Forest.

Hinson Conservation Area

Marianna   3.0 miles

A network of wide trails explores rugged karst topography alongside the Chipola River at Hinson Conservation and Recreation Area, including a cave large enough to climb inside.

Horn Spring Trail

Tallahassee   8.0 miles

Four miles upriver from Natural Bridge Battlefield as the trail winds, scenic Horn Spring is a destination within an expansion of the park protecting springs of the St. Marks River.

In a Canoe

Since falling in love, becoming a couple, and marrying, it was time for a real test of our relationship: going upstream with two paddles along Holmes Creek.

J.R. Alford Greenway

Tallahassee   20 miles

Preserving a peninsula in the Lake Lafayette basin for recreational use, the J.R. Alford Greenway is the eastern gateway to the Lafayette Heritage Trail.

Jackson View Park

Tallahassee   1.1 miles

Take in two very different panoramas of Lake Jackson in Tallahassee from two almost-contiguous parks along its western shoreline.

John Gorrie Museum State Park

One of only two Floridians honored in the halls of Congress for their achievements, Dr. John Gorrie is the inventor of the icemaker and the father of air conditioning.