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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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Rock Springs Run Hiking Trail

Rock Springs Run State Park

Rock Springs Run Reserve State Park  |  Sorrento
( 28.805196, -81.453799 )      12.3 miles

With more than 12 miles of hiking through the heart of Florida black bear territory, the Rock Springs Run Hiking Trail gets you into the wild outside Orlando.

Rock Springs Run Reserve State Park

Rock Springs Run State Reserve

Mount Plymouth      ( 28.810855,-81.45779 )      

You have a better-than-average chance of spotting a Florida black bear at Rock Springs Run State Reserve, a vast wilderness area in the Wekiva River basin. This is the one park where we’ve seen the most evidence of our native Florida black bear.

Sabal Point Sanctuary

Sabal Point Preserve

Wekiva River Aquatic Preserve  |  Longwood
( 28.711818,-81.410133 )      7.0 miles

Leading 3.5 miles into a 2,500-acre floodplain forest where the Wekiva River and Little Wekiva River meet, the Sabal Point Sanctuary trail in Longwood is a simple one but quite beautiful.

Trimble Park

Shady trail at Trimble Park

Mount Dora      ( 28.765659, -81.652135 )      1.3 miles

A 1.3-mile nature trail at Trimble Park near Mount Dora offers a family-friendly outdoor adventure beneath ancient oaks and cypresses along the shorelines of two lakes

Wekiva River Paddling Trail

Lily dotted surface of a Florida river

Wekiwa Springs State Park  |  Apopka
( 28.710664, -81.458535 )      10.4 miles

A leisurely float downriver from Wekiwa Springs provides paddlers an immersion in the beauty of a Wild and Scenic River teeming with wildlife.

Wekiwa Springs Hiking Trail

Wekiwa Springs Hiking Trail

Wekiwa Springs State Park  |  Apopka
( 28.723772,-81.473215 )      10.2 miles

A 10.2-mile loop through landscapes both vast and intimate, the Wekiwa Springs Hiking Trail shows off the best of nature at Wekiwa Springs State Park.

Wekiwa Springs State Park

Wekiwa Springs State Park

Apopka      ( 28.709642,-81.462835 )      

A massive wilderness area on the edge of the Orlando metro, Wekiwa Springs State Park is centered on a first-magnitude spring that pours forth a river lined with jungle-like vegetation

West Orange Trail

Killarney Station

Oakland Winter Garden Apopka      ( 28.547542, -81.656726 )      20.8 miles

Spanning 20.8 miles from Oakland to Apopka, the West Orange Trail connects communities along Lake Apopka with a dedicated paved bike path

Wet to Dry Trail

Wekiwa Wet to Dry Trail

Wekiwa Springs State Park  |  Apopka
( 28.713004, -81.460086 )      0.4 miles

Starting at the outflow of Wekiwa Springs, the Wet to Dry Trail at Wekiwa Springs State Park offers an easy walk showcasing habitat changes by the waterway.

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