Our Travel Guides
We’ve been writing Florida hiking and travel guides since 2002.
Florida Trail Hikes outlines great day hikes along the Florida Trail for scenic beauty and suggests restaurants and lodgings in nearby towns. We’ve also partnered with FarOut to bring you our trail information in a series of apps. These all include both our restaurant and lodging suggestions in trail towns and Florida Trail Gateway Communities.
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Featured Restaurants
As travel writers, we make a point of eating at local establishments and looking for the freshest food near the freshest source.
Thank shrimp and oysters in Apalachicola, or vegetables in Homestead in the winter, or strawberries around Plant City around the time of the annual Strawberry Festival.
We’ve reviewed many restaurants over the years for our travel guides, so we figured you wouldn’t mind if we pointed out the ones we go back to every time we travel through a certain part of Florida.
This is a work-in-progress, of course, but as you know, hikers gotta eat!
Black Hammock Fish Camp Taste a bit of Old Florida at the crazy quilt of outdoors and dining that is Black Hammock Fish Camp along Lake Jesup.
Meaty Mims on the Coast to Coast Trail A serendipitous stop during a bike ride on the Coast to Coast Trail in Mims leads to a tasty lunch at the Family Meat Market, a local institution just a block from the trail.
The Front Porch When you're headed down US 41 from Dunnellon towards Inverness, a stop at the Front Porch is a must. Why? Homemade pies.
Pancakes at the Old Spanish Sugar Mill Making pancakes at the Old Spanish Sugar Mill in De Leon Springs has been a tradition since 1961. But did you know the mill's history? Settle in and flip a flapjack after learning about its roots.
Peace River Seafood For fresh, local wild-caught crab, Peace River Seafood, a funky little shack along US 17 north of Punta Gorda will have you wishing you could eat here every evening.