Crystal River Archaeological State Park
A treasure trove of landforms and artifacts, this pre-Columbian complex of temple and burial mounds provides insight into Florida's ancient civilizations.


A treasure trove of landforms and artifacts, this pre-Columbian complex of temple and burial mounds provides insight into Florida's ancient civilizations.

Traversing floodplain forests and mesic flatwoods, the ecological diversity of the Eco-Walk Trail is stunning, though at times it may require wet shoes to complete the loop.

Crystal River Preserve State Park spans 20 miles of the Gulf Coast between Yankeetown and Homosassa, protecting key manatee habitats along estuaries of the Gulf.

One of the lesser-known trails of Little Big Econ State Forest, Culpepper Bend leads you to an outstanding panorama where the Econlockhatchee River meets the St. Johns River.

Amid expanding suburbia in Venice, this 71-acre island of botanical delights circled by a 1.6 mile loop buffers wildflower-rich longleaf pine flatwoods along a mangrove-lined stream.

An immersion into a tropical rockland hammock thick with rare Florida thatch palms, this rugged path leads to a bench overlooking the placid waters of Florida Bay.

Bring your binoculars for fall birding at Curry Hammock State Park, where migrating raptors cruise overhead by the hundreds following a major flyover route.

A former YMCA camp turned county park offers a swimming pool, disk golf, and scenic loop trail showcasing shady oak hammocks and a blackwater swamp.

One week, 260 miles, human (and train) powered. That's the goal of the four riders touring the East Coast Greenway and St. Johns River-to-Sea Loop on a ride that started with a trip from downtown Orlando to DeBary via SunRail on August 1.

Showcasing one small corner of Chassahowitzka WMA, Cypress Circle introduces you to both upland and lowland habitats as it circles around a cypress dome.

Protecting an expanse of wet habitats along the Loxahatchee River floodplain, Cypress Creek Natural Area is central to the Jeaga Wildways trail network in Palm Beach County.

A short drive from downtown Tampa, Cypress Creek Nature Preserve is an interesting window into a gradient of ecosystems along a tributary of the Hillsborough River.
