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Kissimmee Monument of States

Kissimmee

Once a frontier town on the Florida prairie, Kissimmee is now a vacation destination for theme park enthusiasts and a trail town on the Florida Trail.


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Exploring Kissimmee

Downtown Kissimmee is defined by its waterfront, with a sweep of shoreline along Lake Tohopekaliga edged by a riverwalk.

Once the heart of Florida’s cattle country, much of the open range around the lake has been replaced with sprawling subdivisions.

Public lands along the lake and the basins of Shingle Creek and Lake Marion Creek largely make up its outdoor recreation destinations beyond Kissimmee Lakefront Park.

A trail town on the Western Corridor of the Florida Trail, its a stop for hikers doing big miles on their walk northwest towards the Green Swamp.


Trails and Parks around Kissimmee

Canoeing Shingle Creek Paddle down Shingle Creek from Shingle Creek Regional Park at Steffee Landing in Kissimmee, where canoe and kayak rentals are now available for visitors.
Prairie basin with tall orange grasses Catfish Creek Preserve State Park At Catfish Creek Preserve State Park, the steep ridges of blinding white sand are some of Florida's most ancient landscapes, an unusual and unique natural area for Central Florida
Rolling hills at Catfish Creek Preserve Catfish Creek Preserve Trails Allan David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park isn’t just “a perfect example of Lake Wales Ridge Scrub,” it’s a landscape unlike any other you’ll find in Florida
Boardwalk through cattails Cherokee Point Conservation Area Protecting a marshy peninsula on the eastern shore of Lake Tohopekaliga, this remote preserve provides a panorama of natural wetlands from its boardwalk.
Disney Wilderness Preserve Disney Wilderness Preserve Managed by The Nature Conservancy, the Disney Wilderness Preserve is a 12,000 acre showcase for habitat conservation amid growing suburban sprawl south of Orlando
Cypress Lakes Preserve Florida Trail, Western Corridor 241 miles. With segments linking Withlacoochee State Forest and the Cross Florida Greenway, the Western Corridor provides access to wild spaces between Tampa and Ocala
Historic Babb Landing Historic Babb Landing Take an easy walk to Shingle Creek at Historic Babb Landing along a family-friendly trail with great opportunities for birding and outdoor play.
Marsh Loop at Lake Lizzie Lake Lizzie Conservation Area Hugging the eastern shore of Lake Lizzie, Lake Lizzie Conservation Area encompasses more than a thousand acres along several lakes set among a vast mosaic of prairies, pine flatwoods, and scrub forest
Wild irises at Huckleberry Island Lake Marion Huckleberry Island Providing an easy walk into 8,000 acres of uplands draining into Lake Marion Creek, the trail system on Huckleberry Island at Lake Marion Creek WMA leads 4.2 miles.
Live oak canopy over hiking trail Lake Runnymede Conservation Area Ancient live oaks provide a tightly knit canopy over the 0.9-mile trail system at Lake Runnymede Conservation Area, a 43 acre urban preserve.
Reedy Creek Reedy Creek Swamp At the Osceola District Schools Environmental Study Center, trails along Reedy Creek Swamp showcase the beauty of the ancient cypress and floodplain forest.
Shingle Creek Steffee Shingle Creek Steffee Homestead With 1.3 miles of meandering trails through pine flatwoods and along the floodplain of Shingle Creek, the Historic Steffee Homestead portion of Shingle Creek Park makes for an easy family ramble.
Split Oak Forest WEA A live oak tree more than 200 years old is the centerpiece of Split Oak Forest, a 2,000-acre prairie and scrub preserve near Orlando, home to families of sandhill cranes
Tibet-Butler Preserve Tibet-Butler Preserve A wildlife haven within earshot of Walt Disney World, Tibet-Butler Preserve provides 3.6 miles of well-kept and gentle hiking trails for family fun
Twin Oaks Conservation Area Named for two ancient live oaks that have long guided anglers to their favorite fishing hole, Twin Oaks Conservation Area protects nearly 400 acres along Lake Tohopekaliga.

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