Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
It’s the Amazon of North America, home of the ghost orchid. Protecting more than 85,000 acres, Fakahatchee Strand is Florida's largest state preserve and most certainly our wildest.
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Platt Branch WEA
At Platt Branch, Florida scrub-jays perch along trails through scrub, sandhills, and the southernmost longleaf pine forests where observation platforms overlook grassy prairie ponds.
Green Mountain Overlook and Trail
At Green Mountain Scenic Overlook, take in a sweeping panorama of Lake Apopka from the highest elevations in Central Florida and hike Florida's longest set of trail switchbacks.
Sylvan Lake Park
In a family-friendly park renowned for its competitive sports complex, an accessible 1.5 mile pathway winds around the perimeter to a scenic lakeshore boardwalk.
Wabasso Scrub Conservation Area
A network of crisscrossing unmarked trails invites nature enthusiasts to observe endangered plants and animals on the Atlantic Coastal Ridge in south Sebastian.
Saarinen Preserve
At Saarinen Preserve near Newberry, a series of color-coded loops wander across mixed pine and hardwood hammock communities teeming with wildlife.
Orange Lake Overlook
High above the western shore of Orange Lake near McIntosh, a historic citrus shop stands on a hilltop where a 1.2 mile loop trail leads down the hillside and back.
Sebastian Harbor Preserve
A network of trails and boardwalks explore mesic and scrubby pine flatwoods dotted with prairie ponds that serve as a refuge for migratory and resident birds.
J.H. Anderson Jr Memorial Park
On a 1.5 mile double loop at J.H. Anderson Memorial Park, hike amid karst features in a mature bluff forest above Rock Bluff Spring on the Suwannee River.
Thornby Park
Shaded by a canopy of ancient oaks and pines along a creek feeding Lake Monroe, Thornby Park in Deltona interprets history from the settlement of Enterprise.
Old River Trail
An easy mile round trip out of Russell Harber Landing Park, the Old River Trail snugs up to scenic views across the Blackwater River upriver from downtown Milton.
Camp Chowenwaw Trails
Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park on a network of trails into an old-growth hardwood hammock and floodplain swamps near where Black Creek empties into the St. Johns River.