Articles & Destinations

Mullet Lake Park

Set along a remote sweep of vast marshes along the St. Johns River, Mullet Lake Park is home to a stunning array of swamp sunflowers each fall.

Tunnel through verdant tropical forests and wade across open prairies on the Panther Trail, a 1.3 mile natural surface circuit through Florida panther territory at Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge.

Colt Creek Yellow Trail

At the south end of Colt Creek State Park, the Yellow Trail circumnavigates mesic flatwoods and cypress domes surrounding a primitive group campground.

Colt Creek Flatwoods Trail

Miles of beautifully managed pine forests and cypress domes are on display alongside large areas of habitat restoration on the Colt Creek State Park Flatwoods Trail.

Jonathan Dickinson White Loop

Connecting with the Ocean to Lake Hiking Trail, the White Loop provides passage to the park's backcountry as well as a satisfying day hike.

Horn Spring Trail

Four miles upriver from Natural Bridge Battlefield as the trail winds, scenic Horn Spring is a destination within an expansion of the park protecting springs of the St. Marks River.

Bluffs Overlook Trail

Within pine forests planted on WWII-era Camp Gordon Johnston atop high ground above the Ochlockonee River, enjoy vistas of the river and its bay from the St. Teresa Bluffs.

Three Sisters Springs

An important gathering place for manatees during the winter months, this beautiful cluster of springs along Crystal River can be visited by land or by water.

Crossing the Cross Florida Greenway

A critical corridor for wildlife in a ever-more-heavily developed region, the Cross Florida Greenway is at risk of being crossed by high-tension power lines that would clear-cut a swath through wildlife-rich habitats.

A Decade of Geolocation Apps

Ten years ago, we started our journey towards geolocated apps when a fellow hiker at a hiking conference came to our table to browse through The Florida Trail Guide. His trail name? Guthook.

St. Sebastian Catface Loop

Traverse an expanse of prairies and scrub between a creekside hammock and palm hammocks atop tall bluffs on the St. Sebastian River.

Florida Trail, Camp Blanding

Explore the high ground of Keystone Heights through sandhills and scrub on undulating terrain across forests managed by the Florida National Guard at Camp Blanding.