Pinelands Ecotone
Long Pine Key 5.9 milesUnnamed, un-blazed, and wild, on an old jeep road, the Pinelands Ecotone is an extraordinary hike between two rare habitats – pine rocklands and sawgrass prairies.
Pinelands Trail
Long Pine Key 0.4 milesThe Pinelands Trail is a showcase for South Florida’s weird and wonderful karst, a limestone bedrock that’s full of Swiss-cheese like holes, in a tropical forest where colorful tree snails make their home.
Pioneer Park
Zolfo Springs 1.1 milesA surprisingly scenic walk along the Peace River and through its floodplain, the loop trail at Pioneer Park starts and ends near the Cracker Trail Museum at Zolfo Springs.
Platt Branch WEA
Palmdale 4.6 milesAt Platt Branch, Florida scrub-jays perch along trails through scrub, sandhills, and the southernmost longleaf pine forests where observation platforms overlook grassy prairie ponds.
Ponce De Leon Park
Punta Gorda 0.5 milesA city park with dramatic sunsets over a beach on Charlotte Harbor, Ponce De Leon Park is a delight for birders and paddlers, too.
Prairie Loop Trail
Okeechobee 5.6 milesOn a day hike into one of our state's largest prairies, sample Florida's own big sky at the state's first International Dark Sky Park.
Rafael Sanchez Trail
Port Mayaca 5.7 milesIn a narrow slice of forest atop the relict shoreline of Lake Okeechobee, the Rafael Sanchez Trail stays in deep shade for its 5.7 mile linear traverse of the rocky Okeechobee Ridge.
Roberts Lake Trail
Eastern Continental Trail 8.2 miles8.2 miles. Now the Roberts Lake Trail, the former Loop Road to Oasis section of the Florida Trail is now blazed blue. It is where sawgrass and cypress meet, where the Everglades and Big Cypress blend.
Robinson Preserve
Bradenton 10.6 milesEdging Tampa Bay, the vast sweep of Robinson Preserve is a puzzle of natural and restored habitats circled by more than ten miles of mixed-use trails.
Royal Palm Hammock Nature Trail
Naples 0.9 milesNot quite a mile long, this intriguing nature trail explores a gradient of habitats from tropical hammock to salt marsh and mangrove forest.
Scott Driver Recreation Area
Okeechobee 0.5 milesProviding access to the Kissimmee River, C. Scott Driver Recreation Area is also an important trailhead for the Florida Trail along Lake Okeechobee.
Sebring
Sebring is in the heart of the state atop the Lake Wales Ridge, with significant natural areas along the Kissimmee River and its tributaries for outdoor recreation.