Florida Park and Trail Closures
Hurricane damage (2024) and other issues causing full or partial closures to public lands in Florida - including parks, trails, campgrounds, and beaches - as of March 2025.
Articles & Destinations
The Reluctant Florida Hiker
Motivating your family to hike means motivating yourself first. Lakeland author Vince Strawbridge shares how his opinions on Florida hiking evolved through the process.
Indrio Scrub Preserve
Atop the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, Indrio Scrub Preserve is a place where unique scrub species thrive. A short interpretive loop trail leads through the preserve.
Indrio Savannahs Preserve
A haven for wildlife dependent on fresh water savannas scarcely a mile west of the Indian River Lagoon, Indrio Savannahs illustrates a success story in habitat restoration.
D.J. Wilcox Preserve
Discover the natural beauty of a mosaic of habitats nourished by a freshwater spring near the Indian River Lagoon at what was once the town of Indrio.
Alligator Creek Preserve
A series of loop trails radiate from Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center, exploring upland habitats and wetlands where freshwater and saltwater ecosystems converge.
Grassy Waters Hog Hammock Trail
At the north end of Grassy Waters Preserve, traverse an Ice Age ridge protruding above the sheet flow of Loxahatchee Slough on a series of islands topped with tropical hammock.
Curry Hammock Nature Trail
An immersion into a tropical rockland hammock thick with rare Florida thatch palms, this rugged path leads to a bench overlooking the placid waters of Florida Bay.
Grassy Waters Eagle Trail
On a slender causeway between the marshes of Gator Lake and Loxahatchee Slough, the Eagle Trail balances immersion in a tropical hammock with scenic views.
Knobby Knee Trail
Accessible walkways wind across a floodplain of stately cypress trees to an overlook along scenic Fisheating Creek, with footpaths leading even further along the waterway.
Bear Cut Preserve
On the northern end of Key Biscayne, a set of sandy and paved trails lead out to a boardwalk overlooking fossilized coral reefs and downtown Miami in the distance.
Hungryland Boardwalk
A short walk from the Ocean to Lake Hiking Trail in J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area, a scenic boardwalk loops through cypress forests covered with native orchids and bromeliads.