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Oak canopy at KICCO South

Hiking in Florida

Florida is America’s winter hiking and backpacking destination, with more than 5,000 miles of trails. Discover the many possibilities for day hiking, backpacking, and hiking with your dog or kids in our trails database.

As we detail more than a thousand trails on our website, our hiking information is categorized in many different ways.


Contents

  • 1 Hiking Trails by Type
    • 1.1 Accessible Trails
    • 1.2 Backpacking in Florida
    • 1.3 Beach Hikes
    • 1.4 Best Scenic Hikes
    • 1.5 Day Hikes in Florida
    • 1.6 Dog-Friendly Hikes
    • 1.7 Family-Friendly Hikes
    • 1.8 Loop Trails
    • 1.9 Nature Trails
    • 1.10 Swamp Walks
  • 2 Florida National Scenic Trail
    • 2.1 The Florida Trail
    • 2.2 Best Hikes on the Florida Trail
    • 2.3 Plan your Florida Trail Hike
    • 2.4 Thru Hike the Florida Trail
  • 3 Hiking Trails by Topic
    • 3.1 Big Trees
    • 3.2 Botanical Areas in Florida
    • 3.3 Geologic Areas
    • 3.4 Historic Sites
    • 3.5 Wetlands Parks
    • 3.6 Wildflower Hikes
  • 4 Hiking on Public Lands
    • 4.1 City Parks in Florida
    • 4.2 County Parks in Florida
    • 4.3 Florida State Parks
    • 4.4 Land Trusts
    • 4.5 Military Reservations
    • 4.6 National Estuarine Research Reserves
    • 4.7 National Forests in Florida
    • 4.8 National Parks in Florida
    • 4.9 National Wildlife Refuges
    • 4.10 Natural Lands
    • 4.11 Water Management Areas
    • 4.12 Wildlife & Environmental Areas

Hiking Trails by Type

Pelican Island Centennial Trail

Accessible Trails

Accessible Trails
Backpacking Big Cypress

Backpacking in Florida

Backpacking in Florida
Beach at Anastasia State Park

Beach Hikes

Beach Hikes
Hiking Withlacoochee River Park

Best Scenic Hikes

Best Scenic Hikes
boardwalk at Chinsegut WEA

Day Hikes in Florida

Day Hikes in Florida
M80, Trooper, and Willow the Wonder Dog

Dog-Friendly Hikes

Dog-Friendly Hikes
Sams House Hammock Loop

Family-Friendly Hikes

Family-Friendly Hikes
Taylor Creek Loop

Loop Trails

Loop Trails
nature trail Apalachicola NERR

Nature Trails

Nature Trails
Biologist Mike Owen at Fakahatchee Strand

Swamp Walks

Swamp Walks

Florida National Scenic Trail

Our National Scenic Trail in Florida, the Florida Trail, stretches 1,100 miles from Pensacola to the Everglades, offering hundreds of access points for day hiking and backpacking. With two loops and spurs along its length, the Florida Trail encompasses more than 1,500 miles of hiking.

Florida Trail Overview Map 2018

The Florida Trail

Spanning more than 1,400 miles from Pensacola Beach to the edge of the Everglades, the Florida Trail is our statewide National Scenic Trail. Discover the hundreds of hiking opportunities it offers statewide.

Best Hikes on the Florida Trail

Explore our picks for the best scenic hikes along the Florida Trail. We’ve hiked the entire trail: these are pieces of the trail we’d be happy to hike again and again.

Planning tools for the Florida Trail

Plan your Florida Trail Hike

Thinking of section hiking, thru-hiking, or simply backpacking the Florida Trail? Plan ahead with this step-by-step guide of what you need to do in advance of hiking the Florida Trail.

Lightheart Duo Florida Trail

Thru Hike the Florida Trail

A thru-hike in Florida takes 60-90 days through lush landscapes you won’t see on other long distance trails

Since 1966, Florida’s hiking trails have been a destination for both state park visitors and backpackers, thanks to the efforts of the Florida Trail Association (FTA). All of the major hiking and backpacking trails in state parks and state forests were also originally built by FTA volunteers.


Hiking Trails by Topic

Depending on your own personal area of interest, such as wildflowers, springs, or historic sites, you can dig more deeply into which hiking trails in Florida match those topics.

River Loop cypress

Big Trees

Public lands with Champion trees, virgin forests, landmark trees, and trees of notable size

Apalachicola pitcher plants

Botanical Areas in Florida

Areas of botanical interest in parks and preserves and along trails in Florida’s wild places

Fern Hammock Springs

Geologic Areas

Colorful springs, rocky shorelines, deep sinkholes, and tall bluffs are just part of the fascinating geologic wonders along Florida’s trails. Here’s where to find them.

Panhandle Pioneer Settlement Blountstown

Historic Sites

Discover Florida’s rich history – millennia of habitation, centuries of change – while exploring our trails

Wetlands at Circle B Bar Reserve

Wetlands Parks

Wildlife watching is superb in Florida’s wetlands parks

Lake Jesup Wilderness

Wildflower Hikes

You’ll find great wildflower walks in Florida no matter what the season, with spring and fall top blooming periods


Hiking on Public Lands

Sometimes you already have plans to visit a particular state park, national forest, or other piece of public land. Here’s where you’ll find which trails are found on which public land.

Bartram's Bass sculpture in Riverfront Park, Palatka

City Parks in Florida

City Parks in Florida
Lake Ashby Park

County Parks in Florida

County Parks in Florida
Blue Spring State Park

Florida State Parks

Florida State Parks
Boggy Head Creek

Land Trusts

Land Trusts
Florida Trail, Alaqua River floodplain

Military Reservations

Military Reservations
Apalachicola River

National Estuarine Research Reserves

National Estuarine Research Reserves
Florida Trail, Ocala National Forest

National Forests in Florida

National Forests in Florida
Everglades Anhinga Trail

National Parks in Florida

National Parks in Florida
Birding season at Merritt Island NWR

National Wildlife Refuges

National Wildlife Refuges
Fickett Hammock

Natural Lands

Natural Lands
Falling Creek Falls

Water Management Areas

Water Management Areas

Wildlife & Environmental Areas

Wildlife & Environmental Areas

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NORTHWEST FLORIDA
Apalachicola. Apalachicola National Forest. Blackwater River State Forest. Blountstown. Bonifay. Bristol. Cape San Blas. Carrabelle. Chattahoochee. Chipley. Crawfordville. Crestview. DeFuniak Springs. Destin. Ebro. Eglin Air Force Base. Fort Walton Beach. Freeport. Gulf Islands National Seashore. Madison. Marianna. Milton. Monticello. Mossy Head. Navarre Beach . Niceville. Panama City Beach. Pensacola. Ponce De Leon. Port St. Joe. Quincy. Sopchoppy. South Walton. St. Marks. St. Marks NWR. Tallahassee. Vernon. Wakulla. Wewahitchka

NORTH FLORIDA
Alachua. Amelia Island. Baldwin. Branford. Bunnell. Cedar Key. Chiefland. Crescent City. Dowling Park. Ellaville. Fernandina Beach. Flagler Beach. Gainesville. Green Cove Springs. High Springs. Jacksonville. Keystone Heights. Lake Butler.Lake City. Live Oak. Mayo. Macclenny. Micanopy. Olustee. Orange Park. Osceola National Forest. Palatka. Palatka-Lake Butler Trail. Palm Coast. Perry. Salt Springs. St. Augustine. Starke. Steinhatchee. Suwannee River Wilderness Trail. Suwannee Springs. Talbot Islands. Timucuan Preserve. Trenton. Welaka. White Springs. Williston

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Big Cypress Swamp. East Coast Greenway. Everglades National Park. Florida National Scenic Trail

CENTRAL FLORIDA
Apopka. Belleview. Brandon. Brooksville. Bushnell. Canaveral National Seashore. Christmas. Chuluota. Clearwater Beach. Clermont. Coast to Coast Trail. Cocoa Beach. Cross Florida Greenway. Crystal River. Dade City. Daytona Beach. De Leon Springs. DeBary. Deland. Deltona. Dunedin. Dunnellon. Frostproof. Geneva. Inverness. Kenansville. Kissimmee. Lake Mary. Lake Wales. Lakeland. Largo. Leesburg. Longwood. Melbourne. Melbourne Beach. Merritt Island. Merritt Island NWR. Mims. Mount Dora. New Port Richey. New Smyrna Beach. Ocala. Ocala National Forest. Ocklawaha. Orlando. Ormond Beach. Osteen. Oviedo. Palm Bay. Ridge Manor. Sanford. Silver Springs. Spring Hill. St. Cloud. St. Petersburg. Tampa. Tarpon Springs. Titusville . Walt Disney World. Weeki Wachee. Winter Springs. Withlacoochee State Forest. Withlacoochee State Trail. Yeehaw Junction

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
Bradenton . Charlotte Harbor. Ding Darling NWR. Englewood. Estero. Fort Myers. Immokalee. Naples. Pine Island. Port Charlotte. Punta Gorda. Sanibel Island. Sarasota. Venice

SOUTH FLORIDA
Arcadia. Basinger. Big Cypress National Preserve. Big Cypress Seminole Reservation. Clewiston. Everglades City. Fisheating Creek. Lake Okeechobee. Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail. Lake Placid. LaBelle. Lakeport. Moore Haven. Okeechobee. Pahokee. Port Mayaca. Sebring. South Bay

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
Big Pine Key. Biscayne Bay. Biscayne National Park. Boca Raton. Boynton Beach. Coral Gables. Davie. Delray Beach. Northeast Everglades Natural Area. Florida Keys. Fort Lauderdale. Fort Pierce. Hobe Sound. Hollywood. Homestead. Islamorada. Jensen Beach. Jupiter. Juno Beach. Key Biscayne. Key Largo. Key West. Marathon. Miami. Ocean to Lake Greenway. Overseas Heritage Trail. Palm Beach. Port St. Lucie. Redland. Sebastian. Stuart. Vero Beach. West Palm Beach

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