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.

INTERACTIVE MAP

Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park

Conserving a vast swath of wetland habitats in low-lying areas along the Perdido River floodplain, Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park is home to four species of Sarracenia - pitcher plants - unique to the Gulf Coast.

Tarkiln Bayou Trail

Pensacola   1.5 miles

A gentle introduction to Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park, the Tarkiln Bayou Trail starts as a sidewalk but ends as a boardwalk to view the glowing gems of this botanical area and the bayou itself.

Tarkiln Bayou Wet Prairie Trail

Pensacola   2.1 miles

Across the street from the more popular Tarkiln Bayou Trail, this sometimes-soggy loop treads into the heart of a pine prairie with pitcher plants.

Tates Hell Blue Spring

Sopchoppy   1.0 miles

Tucked into rural woodlands south of Sopchoppy, a mile round-trip hike in Tates Hell State Forest leads to a hidden swimming hole with a cozy primitive campsite.

Tates Hell State Forest

Carrabelle   10.0 miles

One of Florida's more enormous state forests with over 202,000 acres, Tate's Hell is a vast coastal swamp sliced and diced by timber barons before being preserved by the state.

Terry Rhodes Trail System

Quincy   4.8 miles

Featuring steep topography and a high biodiversity of plant life along its network of five loop trails, Bear Creek Educational Forest is the crown jewel of Lake Talquin State Forest.

The Florida Trail

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Spanning more than 1,400 miles from Pensacola Beach to the edge of the Everglades, the Florida Trail is our statewide National Scenic Trail. Discover the hundreds of hiking opportunities it offers statewide.

The Florida Trail: A History

The Florida Trail: Florida's National Scenic Trail, our limited edition full-color coffee table book, tells the comprehensive story of the first 50 years of routing, building, maintaining, and enjoying our statewide National Scenic Trail.

Three Rivers Dry Creek Trail

Chattahoochee   0.8 miles

In the folded uplands above Lake Seminole, the Dry Creek Trail leads hikers along an interpretive loop through rugged terrain where alluvial streams cut deep gashes through the slopes.

Three Rivers Eagle Trail

Chattahoochee   2.3 miles

A loop atop the ridges standing above Lake Seminole, the Eagle Trail offers a different perspective on the uplands of Three Rivers State Park