Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve
Fort Myers 1.4 milesWinding 1.4 miles through the slough, the broad wheelchair-accessible boardwalk at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve in Fort Myers leads you into a dark cypress strand.
Sleeping Turtles Preserve North
Venice 3.2 milesNamed for a feature on old navigational maps, Sleeping Turtles Preserve North provides great views of the Myakka River from its bluffs.
Smyrna Dunes Park
New Smyrna Beach 2.4 milesAt Smyrna Dunes Park, this 2.4-mile hike scenic coastal hike is largely along an accessible boardwalk, with side trips off to the sea and inlet via more rugged approaches.
Snake Bight / Rowdy Bend
Flamingo 7.6 milesThe Snake Bight Trail in Everglades National Park leads you a wild place where tropical forests meet the mangrove shorelines of Florida Bay, where crocodiles cruise the saline shallows and mosquitoes thicken the air.
Snake Warriors Island Natural Area
Hollywood 0.5 milesWalk a gentle accessible half-mile loop while learning about the oldest documented settlement in the eastern Everglades at Snake Warrior's Island in Miramar.
Soldier’s Hole Nature Trail
St. Petersburg 2.0 milesThe interpretive Soldier's Hole Trail at Fort De Soto Park offers a close look at the three varieties of mangroves that grow in Florida plus some gorgeous views of Bunce’s Pass.
Solomon’s Castle
Arcadia 0.5 milesA glimmering monument to recycling and ingenuity, Solomon's Castle is a quirky work of art. A nature trail leads along the forested edge of Horse Creek.
Sombrero Beach
At the southern tip of Marathon, Sombrero Beach offers beachgoers a natural strand and an easy beach walk within sight of the Keys' largest lighthouse.
Sonny McCoy Indigenous Park
Key West 0.5 milesWithin sight of the Atlantic Ocean, Sonny McCoy Indigenous Park is a rare patch of green space in the city of Key West, with native trees and a natural freshwater pond.
Sopchoppy
Sitting on the southern edge of the Apalachicola National Forest along its namesake river, Sopchoppy is a quirky small town surrounded by public lands and parks.
South Creek Nature Trail
Osprey 1.0 milesDelight in scenic views and lush vegetation along this well-worn footpath along the bluffs of South Creek at Oscar Scherer State Park.
South Florida
In the tip of the Florida peninsula, the prairies meet the tropics, with Florida's largest lake, agriculture, and wilderness on a grand scale between the densely populated coasts.