Florida Hikes

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Caloosahatchee River Glades

Caloosahatchee River

Parks, trails, and communities along the Caloosahatchee River, which flows west out of Lake Okeechobee at Moore Haven to San Carlos Sound off Fort Myers.

Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve East

Fort Myers   4.3 miles

An accessible paved pathway, boardwalk, and tidally flooded river trail offer a variety of options for exploring immersive landscapes alongside the Caloosahatchee River.

Caloosahatchee Regional Park

Fort Myers   3.4 miles

Providing a rare peek into unspoiled upland and floodplain habitats along the Caloosahatchee River, Caloosahatchee Regional Park evokes the wilderness in which the Calusa lived.

Fort Myers

Trails in Fort Myers can enter a mangrove tunnel, a pine forest, or traverse a boardwalk in the Big Cypress Swamp, offering an outstanding diversity of habitats

Four Mile Cove Eco Preserve

Cape Coral   1.2 miles

A forest of mangroves along the Caloosahatchee River, Four Mile Cove Eco Preserve is a rare find in Cape Coral, with a 1.2-mile loop hike partly on a boardwalk through the mangrove fringe.

LaBelle Nature Park

LaBelle   0.5 miles

Along a mile of interconnected footpaths at LaBelle Nature Park, walk a gentle half-mile loop with views of the Caloosahatchee River from a lush hammock.

Lake Okeechobee

Covering 730 square miles, Lake Okeechobee is the liquid heart of South Florida.

Moore Haven

When hikers follow the Florida Trail around Lake Okeechobee, they walk right into historic Moore Haven to cross the broad Caloosahatchee River.