Florida Hikes

Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides

Parking Area 32

Off Road Biking

Florida has hundreds of miles of technical singletrack and doubletrack on forest roads for riding deep into the woods

Seaton Creek Historic Preserve

Jacksonville   4.2 miles

At the location of the southernmost battle of the American Revolution, Seaton Creek Historic Preserve encompasses 840 deeply forested acres south of Thomas Creek.

Shingle Creek Management Area

Orlando   6.6 miles

Boardwalks and trails venture alongside Shingle Creek and into a mosaic of pine flatwoods and cypress swamps at the headwaters of the Everglades.

Simmons White Trail

Callahan   8.3 miles

At Ralph E. Simmons State Forest, the White Trail is a 7 mile loop through the rugged and diverse northernmost extent of the forest, with side trails to the St. Marys River.

Sleeping Turtles Preserve North

Venice   3.2 miles

Named for a feature on old navigational maps, Sleeping Turtles Preserve North provides great views of the Myakka River from its bluffs.

Sleeping Turtles Preserve South

Venice   1.4 miles

Where subdivisions now occupy a formerly sleepy rural corner of Venice, Sleeping Turtles Preserve South provides a haven for wildlife along the Myakka River floodplain.

St. Marks Coastal Loop

St. Marks   22.2 miles

Using the Tallahassee-St Marks Trail, the Coastal Trail, and the Florida Trail, ride a scenic 22-mile loop between the St. Marks and Wakulla River floodplains along the Big Bend.

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Stretching across 86,000 acres in Florida's Big Bend, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge protects one of Florida's longest wild shorelines, more than 43 miles in three counties.

St. Marks NWR Deep Creek Trail

Newport   12.0 miles

Savor coastal pine flatwoods and outstanding scenic panoramas of the Big Bend from a remote corner of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge on this 12 mile circuit.