Florida Hikes

Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides

Crooked Lake Sandhill

Babson Park

Hiking, biking, paddling, and other outdoor recreation near the town of Babson Park, a small community in the deeply folded hills of the Lake Wales Ridge.

Crooked Lake Prairie

Frostproof   3.4 miles

At Crooked Lake Prairie, the dunes of the Lake Wales Ridge meet showy prairie grasslands along the eastern shore of Crooked Lake.

Lake Wales Ridge

South of Lake Apopka, the Lake Wales Ridge is a significant landform down the middle of the Florida peninsula, with its highest hills and oldest biological communities.

Ridge Audubon Center

Babson Park   0.3 miles

Atop the Lake Wales Ridge, the nature trails at the Ridge Audubon Center in Babson Park do a fabulous job of interpreting the unique flora and fauna of this island of biodiversity.

Tiger Creek Preserve

Babson Park   6.3 miles

Edward Bok's "Jungle," a deeply folded landscape between Tiger Creek and Patrick Creek south of Lake Wales, is protected by The Nature Conservancy as Tiger Creek Preserve.

Tiger Creek Preserve North

Lake Wales   7.2 miles

Take a step back in time while navigating the rolling terrain of impeccably preserved ancient islands along the Creek Bluff and Highlands Loops on the Lake Wales Ridge.