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Kelly Park swimming area

Apopka

Only 30 minutes from downtown Orlando, Apopka has interesting hikes in public lands along the Wekiva River basin and its tributaries, as well as the chain of lakes connecting to Lake Apopka
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A Walk at Wekiwa

Wekiwa Springs State Park

February 17, 2006    Sandra Friend

A walk in the park at Wekiwa Springs State Park doesn’t have to be a long one. Here’s a way to sample the park’s highlights and habitats along its trails.

Hiking at Kelly Park

Kelly Park Loop

October 6, 2011    Sandra Friend

For families in the know, Kelly Park is a favorite destination for tubing, the southernmost tubing run in Florida. But it also has some great hiking trails where you will probably see wildlife.

Jones Avenue Stormwater Park

Marshes at Jones Avenue STA Lake Apopka North Shore

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Mount Dora
( 28.730071, -81.624378 )      0.8 miles

With both wetlands and open water that attract birds, Jones Avenue Stormwater Park filters runoff from the neighboring community while providing wildlife habitat

Just Bearly

Florida black bear at Kelly Park

July 21, 2011    Sandra Friend

As I discovered later, bear sightings are common at Kelly Park. But this bear certainly surprised me at the end of my research hike for Five Star Trails Orlando.

Kelly Park

Kelly Loop Trail at Rock Springs

Kelly Park  |  Apopka
( 28.757290, -81.500509 )      2.6 miles

Tubing down Rock Springs Run is why most folks show up at Kelly Park, but the Kelly Loop Trail is a nice dry way to see the waterway and wildlife.

Lake Apopka Loop Trail

Cyclists along Lake Apopka Loop Trail levee

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Lake Apopka
( 28.635181, -81.550427 )      17.2 miles

Discover the wild heart of Central Florida on a ride along the Lake Apopka Loop Trail, an arc spanning two counties along the lake’s north shore

Lake Apopka North Shore

Lake Apopka North Shore

Lake Apopka  |  Apopka Mount Dora Astatula Ferndale
( 28.669070, -81.563106 )      

Across two counties and along the entire north rim of Florida’s fourth-largest lake, this 20,000 acre conservation area is a sweep of wildlife-rich marshes

Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Car with bikes on Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Apopka
( 28.6692, -81.5588 )      9.0 miles

A dedicated driving route through vast wetlands along the Lake Apopka North Shore, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive is one of Florida’s best birding locations

Lake Lotus Park

Lake Lotus Park

Altamonte Springs      ( 28.644075,-81.425531 )      1.7 miles

At Lake Lotus Park in Altamonte Springs, the 1.7-mile trail system along Lake Lotus and the Little Wekiva River floodplain provides a great respite from surrounding suburbia.

Lake Lucie Conservation Area

Grassy road through oak hammock

Apopka      ( 28.78491, -81.54382 )      1.7 miles

A shaded loop trail winding through mesic hammocks borders a marsh that was once known as Lake Lucie.

Magnolia Park

Lake Apopka at Magnolia Park

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Apopka
( 28.634023, -81.549971 )      

On forested bluffs above Lake Apopka, Magnolia Park anchors the eastern terminus of the Lake Apopka Loop Trail near a campground under ancient live oaks

Oakhill and Prairie Lakes Trails

Prairie Lake

Kelly Park  |  Apopka
( 28.757771, -81.503683 )      1.8 miles

On the Western Addition trails at Kelly Park, explore scrub and oak hammock habitats where the remains of a spring-fed lake can be seen.

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