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

Myron B Hodge City Park

Sopchoppy      ( 30.051383, -84.499444 )      1.1 miles

Myron B. Hodge City Park offers a nature trail where you can linger along the Sopchoppy River amid the sweet spring scent of Florida azalea.

O’Leno State Park

High Springs      ( 29.919707,-82.608359 )      

Once a pioneer community along the Old Bellamy Road connecting St. Augustine and Tallahassee in 1826, O’Leno State Park protects one of North Florida’s weirder geologic wonders, a disappearing river.

Ochlockonee River State Park

Sopchoppy      (  )      

At Ochlockonee River State Park waters meet, the tidal bore of the estuary pushing upstream to meet two rivers draining the vast swamps of the Apalachicola National Forest.

Ochlockonee River State Park Trails

Sopchoppy      ( 30.004000,-84.472968 )      2.6 miles

On 2.6 miles of nature trails, immerse in the sandhills and pine flatwoods habitats of the Ochlockonee River basin at Ochlockonee River State Park.

Oscar Scherer State Park

Osprey      ( 27.16929,-82.477477 )      

Blurs of blue flash between the diminutive scrub oaks as a family of Florida scrub-jays settle in, curious as to your approach. These colorful birds are only found in Florida, and Oscar Scherer State Park is their biggest stronghold in Southwest Florida.

Osceola National Forest

Lake City      ( 30.212620, -82.389046 )      

The smallest of Florida’s national forests, the Osceola National Forest carries the weight of history hidden in its dense stands of longleaf pine.

Otter Springs

Trenton      ( 29.641817, -82.940345 )      1.4 miles

West of Trenton along the Suwannee River, Otter Springs is a second magnitude spring surrounded by clusters of ancient oaks and towering cypress. It is a Gilchrist County Park.

Pine Log State Forest

Ebro      ( 30.429083, -85.881850 )      

Florida’s oldest state forest, Pine Log State Forest north of Panama City Beach offers a variety of loop trails as well as a segment of the statewide Florida Trail

Princess Place Preserve

Palm Coast      ( 29.654000, -81.241431 )      5.2 miles

Four gentle hiking loops showcase wild spaces and cultivated grounds at Princess Place Preserve, an 1880s homestead on Pellicer Creek with a historic lodge and campground on site.

Rainbow Springs State Park

Dunnellon      ( 29.103296,-82.449937 )      

A place of beauty that morphed from phosphate pits to botanical attraction over the course of a century, Rainbow Springs State Park cradles one of Florida’s most beautiful first-magnitude springs