Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides
Destinations along the Bartram Trail in Putnam County, a National Recreation Trail following the routes of botanists John and William Bartram as they explored Florida in 1765, 1766, and 1774.
Land Manager: Putnam County
Phone: 386-329-1268
With swinging bridges over a deep ravine painted in bright colors by azaleas each February, Ravine Gardens State Park offers hiking and biking loops in Palatka
A destination for environmental education with a dash of regional history, the St. Johns River Center in downtown Palatka tells the story of Florida’s longest and most storied river.
Protecting more than four miles of deeply forested waterfront on the St. Johns River, Welaka State Forest provides a glimpse at a Florida that botanists John and William Bartram saw on their 1700s expeditions.
Discover the beauty of Welaka State Forest on a 5 mile footpath that winds along ecotones and hugs the bluffs of the St. Johns River to showcase natural wonders that botanist William Bartram documented in 1774.
