Long home to the southern terminus of the Pinellas Trail, St. Petersburg now also picks up a Trail Town designation as the western terminus for the state-spanning Florida Coast to Coast Trail.
While natural habitats are scattered islands in this dense urban area, all of these parks provide a retreat and some of them offer an genuine immersion away from the bustle of the city.
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Trails and Parks near St. Petersburg
Best Trails and Parks in St. Petersburg
Boyd Hill Nature Preserve
Once a zoo in St. Petersburg, Boyd Hill Park has 3 miles of trails looping through a mosaic of natural habitats and tropical landscapes along Lake Maggiore.
Sunken Gardens
One of Florida’s oldest roadside attractions, Sunken Gardens is now a county park showing off more than a century’s worth of botanical bounty in St. Petersburg
Weedon Island Preserve
Tunneling through mangrove forests and palm hammocks to overlooks on Tampa Bay, the trails of Weedon Island Preserve offer unique perspectives for birders while interpreting one of Florida’s ancient settlements.
Major Bike Trails in St. Petersburg
Florida Coast to Coast Trail
With a corridor spanning more than 220 miles across nine Florida counties, the Florida Coast to Coast Trail (C2C) is Central Florida’s long distance bike path
Pinellas Trail
A paved ribbon stretching the length of Pinellas County from St. Petersburg to Tarpon Springs, the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail provides cyclists with nearly 38 miles of low-stress cruising
