Queens Island Preserve
Protecting the remnants of an ancient culture, Queens Island Preserve edges the Indian River Lagoon along the southern end of North Hutchinson Island.
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Bullfrog Creek WEA
A hidden preserve in the Tampa metro offers a network of unmarked trails for a 5 mile hike traversing a shady creek and open flatwoods with patches of scrubby habitat.
Maclay Gardens Ravine Trail
Under a mature canopy of hardwood forest, the mostly-level Ravine Trail at MacLay Gardens Lake Overstreet Addition makes an easy 2.2 mile hike with stunning seasonal wildflowers.
North Jupiter Flatwoods Natural Area
A certified Autism Friendly site on an island of native habitats, Florida's first sensory-friendly nature trail winds a mile within a wilder perimeter hike.
Ney Landrum State Park
Wildflowers bloom throughout the year alongside a series of interconnected trails crisscrossing forested woodlands near the headwaters of the St. Marks River.
Palma Sola Botanical Park
Now a showcase for temperate and tropical species, this former ten acre nursery encompasses collections of palms, fruit trees, and flowering tropical trees.
Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens
Established in 1919 by botanist Henry Nehrling, what is now the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens has improved over a century's worth of expansion into an accredited zoological park.
Crooked Lake Prairie
At Crooked Lake Prairie, the dunes of the Lake Wales Ridge meet showy prairie grasslands along the eastern shore of Crooked Lake.
Bella Vista Trail
Burrowing deep into a jungle-like hammock along the Matanzas River, this loop to the north end of Washington Oaks Gardens State Park circles a historic piece of old A1A.
Fundy Bayou Loop
Explore a short loop in the uplands east of Blackwater Bay starting and ending at the Bayou Recreation Area of Escribano Point WMA.
Caracara Prairie Preserve
Named after a striking bird of prey known to frequent this part of the state, a well-marked loop trail winds across shady hammocks, cattle pastures, and open prairies.
North Peninsula Coastal Strand Trail
Spanning from mangroves to scrubby hilltops with glimpses of the ocean, this 2.3 mile footpath near the Atlantic Ocean provides quite a workout along hilly terrain.