Ruskin
The Little Manatee River meets Tampa Bay at Ruskin, a farming community in southern Hillsborough County best known for its delicious tomatoes sold statewide.
Rye Preserve
Bradenton 2.6 milesOne of Mantee County's oldest preserves, Rye Preserve offers seasonal camping along the Upper Manatee River along with short nature trails.
Rye Preserve Yellow Trail
Bradenton 1.8 milesExplore the pioneer settlement of Rye and the flow of Rye Creek towards the Manatee River in the open spaces of Rye Preserve.
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.
Saddle Creek Park
Lakeland 2.5 milesEast of downtown Lakeland, this urban county park makes use of old mine pits as lakes, with a campground and a 2.5 mile birding trail providing occasional panoramas.
Safety Harbor Waterfront Park
Safety Harbor 1.0 milesLoop a community green space in front of a historic hotel on Tampa Bay using a coastal boardwalk through a mangrove forest and the eastern end of the Ream Wilson Trail.
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.
Salinas Park
With a boardwalk over a beautiful coastal scrub to a beach on the sparkling waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Salinas Park provides a picnic grove in a pine forest.
Salt Lake Hiking Trail
Mims 4.1 milesCircling the central pine flatwoods of the uplands between the lakes of Salt Lake WMA, the 4.1-mile Salt Lake Hiking Trail is a great birding destination.
Salt Lake WMA
Mims milesSpanning nearly 8,000 acres between Salt Lake, Lake Loughman, and South Lake, Salt Lake WMA is a popular birding and fishing destination with many miles of trails.
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.