Florida Hikes

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

Sculpture of bass under waterlilies riverfront

Bartram National Recreation Trail

A National Recreation Trail following the routes of botanists John and William Bartram as they explored Florida along the St. Johns River in 1765, 1766, and 1774.

Bartram Trail patch

Ravine Gardens State Park

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

St. Johns River Center

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.

Welaka State Forest

Welaka   27 miles

Protecting over four miles of forested waterfront on the St. Johns, Welaka State Forest offers a glimpse of what botanists John and William Bartram saw in the 1700s.

William Bartram St. Johns River Loop

Welaka   5.0 miles

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.