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Dingy-star orchid in Big Cypress

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.

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Adding to the Life List

John photographs a liguus tree snail in Everglades National Park

July 21, 2015    John Keatley

Although John is a native Floridian, our research trip to South Florida became an opportunity for him to see many natural “firsts” in Florida that most people have on their life lists.

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki

Big Cypress Seminole Reservation      ( 26.325975,-80.999618 )      

Set in a 60-acre cypress dome on the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation, the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki museum of Seminole culture provides an introduction to the tropical outdoors of natural South Florida’s swamps in which the Seminole Tribe has lived for more than a century.

Allen Altvater Trail

Pine cone resting on leaves

Highlands Hammock State Park  |  Sebring
( 27.4732, -81.5304 )      0.6 miles

A walk in the uplands of Highlands Hammock State Park, this 0.6-mile nature trail features dry habitat succession from flatwoods to scrub

Alligators Everywhere

La Chua gators

April 6, 2018    Sandra Friend

In spring, alligators become more active as the days warm up. It’s also mating season, so alligators are on the move. Expect to see them anywhere and everywhere along Florida’s trails.

Ancient Hammock Trail

Ancient Hammock Trail

Highlands Hammock State Park  |  Sebring
( 27.470057, -81.548639 )      0.6 miles

At Highlands Hammock State Park in Sebring, the Ancient Hammock Trail shows off the glory of towering cabbage palms and live oaks centuries old

Anhinga Trail

Great egret flying over a lily-dotted swamp

Everglades National Park  |  Royal Palm Hammock
( 25.381913, -80.609572 )      0.8 miles

For most visitors, the Anhinga Trail is their first glimpse into Everglades National Park. It’s short, and the alligators are right there: hard to miss

Arcadia

Downtown Arcadia

In the heart of Florida’s cattle ranching country, Arcadia sits along the Peace River, which offers up an array of public lands for outdoor recreation

Around Okeechobee

Dike reconstruction at Rardin Park

January 8, 2020    Sandra Friend & John Keatley

Our 2020 update of the state of the Florida Trail around Lake Okeechobee. Thru-hikers should continue to use Okeechobee West as their route around the lake. We provide full details on why.

Babcock Ecotour Trail

Babcock Ecotour Trail

Babcock Ranch Preserve  |  Punta Gorda
( 26.858184, -81.720377 )      2.3 miles

At Babcock Wilderness Adventures – a popular ecotourism attraction east of Punta Gorda – the Ecotour Trail is a no-cost option to getting your feet wet on an exploration of wet flatwoods habitats along a well-maintained trail through the palmetto prairie.

Babcock Ranch Footprints Trail

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Babcock Ranch Preserve  |  Punta Gorda
( 26.945444, -81.754461 )      2.2 miles

Following old forest roads, the purple-blazed loop of the Footprints Trail through the heart of Babcock Ranch, a vast prairie punctuated by cypress strands, provides a simple introduction to this often-squishy ecosystem.

Bayshore Loop

Bayshore Loop

Everglades National Park  |  Flamingo
( 25.136218, -80.948397 )      1.3 miles

Providing a walk through the mangrove-lined edge of Florida Bay and the unique coastal prairie habitat within a short loop, the Bayshore Loop takes you what’s left of the fishing village of Flamingo.

Bear Lake Trail

Bear Lake Trail

Everglades National Park  |  Flamingo
( 25.173847, -80.922019 )      3.5 miles

Paralleling the former Homestead Canal, the Bear Lake Trail takes you on a journey through tropical hammock and mangrove forests along a road scooped from the canal diggings.

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