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Beach Hikes

Enjoy the sea breeze on a hike along a scenic stretch of a natural shoreline in Florida

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Amelia Island State Park

Horses at Amelia Island

Amelia Island      ( 30.523138,-81.443006 )      

The thud of horse’s hooves on sand makes for a unique experience at Amelia Island State Park, the only Florida State Park where you can ride horses on the beach

American Beach

American Beach

Timucuan Preserve  |  Amelia Island
( 30.573332, -81.444297 )      

Home to the largest dune system on the Atlantic Coast in Florida, American Beach has a rich history as a vacation destination that served the African-American community during the days of segregation in the South.

Anastasia State Park

Beach at Anastasia State Park

St. Augustine      ( 29.88016,-81.285451 )      

Anastasia State Park is windswept and sandy, with an arc of beach that stretches four miles to Matanzas Inlet, curving in on itself to face the ancient city of St. Augustine.

Anclote Key Preserve State Park

Anclote Key

Tarpon Springs      ( 28.165565,-82.84039 )      

A place to play Robinson Crusoe for a day or overnight, Anclote Key Preserve State Park is an offshore gem in the Gulf of Mexico made up of four islands within sight of Tarpon Springs

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge

Barrier Island Center Archie Carr NWR

Melbourne Beach      ( 27.9030,-80.4714 )      

Stretching from Melbourne Beach to Sebastian, this refuge protects sea turtle nesting grounds along the Atlantic Ocean

Arrowhead Nature Trail

Arrowhead Nature Trail

Fort De Soto Park  |  St. Petersburg
( 27.639664, -82.735845 )      1.4 miles

Explore coastal habitats on the Arrowhead Nature Trail at Fort De Soto Park, an interpretive walk where you’ll learn about salt-dependent plants along Mullet Key Bayou.

Atsena Otie Key

Atsena Otie

Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge  |  Cedar Key
( 29.124926,-83.035236 )      2.0 miles

The original Cedar Key isn’t where you think it is. It’s offshore, within sight of the current historic waterfront, an island called Atsena Otie Key, part of Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge.

Bahia Honda Beach Walk

Coconut palms in front of aquamarine water with bridge beyond

Bahia Honda State Park  |  Florida Keys
( 24.6561, -81.2792 )      0.7 miles

A walk around the southern tip of Bahia Honda Key, this shoreline hike at Bahia Honda State Park provides scenic views and an up-close look at the historic bridge

Barefoot Beach Preserve

Barefoot Beach

Naples      ( 26.308604, -81.836644 )      

In a hidden corner of Collier County, Barefoot Beach Preserve provides immersion in nature at a beauty spot along two miles of natural shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico just north of Wiggins Pass.

Barrier Free Trail

Fort de Soto Park

Fort De Soto Park  |  St. Petersburg
( 27.622167, -82.714550 )      0.4 miles

The 0.4 mile Barrier Free Trail at Fort De Soto Park has a graded path wide enough for two wheelchairs to pass and six touch-activated interpretive speakers along the path.

Barrier Island Nature Trail

Mizell-Johnson Barrier Island Trail sign

Mizell-Johnson State Park   |  Hollywood
( 26.068617, -80.112433 )      0.5 miles

At Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, the Barrier Island Nature Trail gets you away from the busy beach and into a patch of wilds along a slender barrier island

Beach walk at Blind Pass

Blind Pass Beach, Sanibel Island

December 4, 2010    Sandra Friend

Where’s the best place on Sanibel to look for sea shells? It all depends on recent currents and storm deposits. We found a bountiful shell bank at Blind Pass Beach, where Sanibel and Captiva meet.

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