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Our Hiking Guides

We’ve been writing books to trails in Florida parks since 2001. These are some of our more recent ones.
 
Florida Trail Hikes book cover The Florida Trail Guide book cover 50 Hikes in Central Florida 5 Star Trails Orlando Five Star Trails Gainesville Ocala book cover Hikers Guide to the Sunshine State book cover  
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Our bounty of parks in Florida includes everything from major national parks like Everglades National Park to more than 160 units of our award-winning Florida State Parks.

We also have parks created by and maintained by city and county parks and recreation agencies. Parks may charge a fee for entry when they have have developed facilities, including restrooms.

On our website, we tend to focus on parks that have an outdoor recreation element other than just a place for a picnic or a ball game, and of course, we prefer to visit parks that have some sort of trail worth exploring or a spring to swim in.

However, we do also list urban parks that enable you to enjoy a natural getaway in a city.

Parks by Type

Narrow down your search by diving in deeper on one type of parks.

White sand oceanfront Beaches in Florida From hard-packed sands to powdery white strands to jagged rocky shorelines, Florida's beaches will delight you.
Boardwalk and park hillside with paved path and tram City Parks in Florida Urban outdoor adventures await in Florida's city parks.
Covered bridge in estuary County Parks in Florida Florida's counties are stewards of many fine parks, trails, and preserves.
Red Rocks Blackwater State Forest Florida State Forests With hiking, biking, paddling, and equestrian trails in addition to campgrounds, Florida State Forests provide some of the most extensive trail systems in Florida
Boardwalk to picnic shelters along a bay Florida State Parks Explore the outdoors in our award-winning Florida State Parks system! There are more than 160 state parks scattered across Florida, bringing you the best camping, hiking, biking, and paddling.
White path into magnolia forest National Forests in Florida Hundreds of miles of trails and dozens of campgrounds and recreation areas make the Ocala, Apalachicola, and Osceola National Forests compelling outdoor destinations.
Everglades Anhinga Trail National Parks in Florida Destinations for visitors from around the world, our National Parks in Florida provide interpretation and recreation at seashores, historic sites, and vast wild spaces like the world's only Everglades.
Birding season at Merritt Island NWR National Wildlife Refuges Birders delight during the winter months at our National Wildlife Refuges in Florida, the birthplace of the National Wildlife Refuge system.
Ichetucknee Springs Springs in Florida Nearly 900 springs bubble to the surface in Florida. Explore our major springs to swim, snorkel, and paddle.
Open marsh at Orlando Wetlands Park Wetlands Parks Wildlife watching is superb in Florida's purpose-built wetlands parks.

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