Natural Lands

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Many counties in Florida have natural lands programs to conserve fragile habitats for flora and wildlife. On most natural lands, only passive recreation is permitted.

Apollo Beach Nature Preserve

With its natural waterfront on Tampa Bay, Apollo Beach Nature Preserve is a perfect place for birders, not beachgoers, a
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Apoxee Wilderness Trail

In the wet prairies and tropical hammocks of Apoxee Wilderness, an urban wilderness area, you'll walk through the water supply
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Babcock Ranch Footprints Trail

Following old forest roads, the purple-blazed loop of the Footprints Trail through the heart of Babcock Ranch, a vast prairie
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Barr Hammock Preserve

Encompassing more than 5,700 acres, Barr Hammock Preserve near Gainesville includes an expansive wetland area, the Levy Prairie, an excellent
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Black Bear Wilderness Area

North of Orlando, the Black Bear Wilderness Area offers some of the best wildlife watching in the region on its
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Black Bear Wilderness Loop Trail

Trot out your sense of adventure for an immersion into one of the wildest trails you'll find near Orlando, the
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Black Bear Wilderness Walk

A wildlife-rich hike through the floodplain of the St. Johns River, this 2-mile walk introduces you to the beauty of
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Black Hammock Wilderness Area

Black Hammock is a bit of Old Florida in Oviedo, with a trail showcasing a delightfully long boardwalk and a
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Blazing Star Nature Preserve

Traverse a scrub forest amid remnants of the ancient dunes of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge at Blazing Star Preserve, a
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Castaway Island Preserve

Along the meandering, estuarine San Pablo River, Castaway Island Preserve is a breezy spot to get away from the city
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Circle B Bar Reserve

At Circle B Bar Reserve, an extensive network of trails with an outer circuit of nearly 6 miles is atop
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Clear Creek Nature Trail

Imagine a wonderland of bright red blossoms and lacy white-veined trumpets reflected against reflections of the sky, where everywhere you
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Coconut Point Sanctuary

Call it the Ocean-to-Lagoon Hike: this 1 mile loop through one of Brevard County's most diverse natural lands connects the
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Coquina Baywalk

Explore Leffis Key on a series of trails and boardwalks through mangrove tunnels on the Coquina Baywalk.
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

You'll find Florida's best and most extensive boardwalk hike at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, meandering 2.3 miles through an old-growth cypress
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Crooked Lake Prairie

With an interlinking network of loop trails, Crooked Lake Prairie is a refreshing excursion into habitats found on the high
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Crooked River Preserve

On a 1.7-mile loop, Crooked River Preserve showcases a wide variety of habitats in a short hike on the northernmost
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Crystal Lake Natural Area

Winding through a diminutive forest of sand live oak, tallow-wood, gopher apple, and sand pines, the 0.4-mile hike through Crystal
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D.J. Wilcox Natural Area

In pine flatwoods and scrub along the Indian River Lagoon, D.J. Wilcox Natural Area features the ghost town of Indrio
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Deep Creek Preserve

A vast ranch and pine plantation is undergoing ecological restoration at Deep Creek Preserve, where two loops - one 5.3-miles
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