Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park
Tampa 2.5 milesA trio of trails explore bayfront habitats at this family-oriented park with a popular nature center and kayak launch on the north rim of Tampa Bay.


A trio of trails explore bayfront habitats at this family-oriented park with a popular nature center and kayak launch on the north rim of Tampa Bay.

Cruise up a wooded corridor through the Green Swamp along 29.2 miles of paved trail on an old rail corridor optimized for a long ride through the heart of rural Central Florida

Adorning what were once spoil islands in a marshy cove on Lake Harris dredged for dockage for Leesburg boaters, Venetian Gardens dates to 1925.

Featuring concrete paths on both sides of the Venetian Waterway, this linear trail system provides breezy waterfront views along the length of Venice.

Named after the city in Italy when the post office was established in 1888, Venice is one of Florida’s first planned cities, designed by noted architect John Nolan in the 1920s as an Italian renaissance village

With deep roots and tropical habitats along the Indian River Lagoon, Vero Beach is home to the nation's oldest National Wildlife Refuge.

A prime Space Coast destination for birding and wildlife photography, Viera Wetlands is a man-made habitat perched on the edge of the St. Johns River floodplain

Tucked between neighborhoods just north of downtown Tampa, Violet Cury Preserve provides a quiet wooded trail with scenic views of Lake Flynn.

The only fully-accessible trail at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, the Visitor Center Boardwalk offers many overlooks for wildlife watching and birding.

The grandiose home of industrialist James Deering may be the star attraction, but the gardens of Vizcaya, set along Biscayne Bay, rival those of any formal estate.

While dive training is part of what they do, you don't have to be a diver to visit Vortex Spring Adventures, where 28 million gallons of water a day create a natural summer-season water park that the family will love.

Savor the view from five stories up as you scan the horizon for wild horses from the observation tower on the south rim of Paynes Prairie.
