Florida Hikes

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

View from atop a ridge

Catfish Creek Preserve State Park

Trails and explorations at Allen Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park, along the hilly dunes of the Lake Wales Ridge north of Lake Wales.

Catfish Creek Preserve State Park

Lake Wales   10.2 miles

At Catfish Creek Preserve State Park, the steep ridges of blinding white sand are some of Florida's most ancient landscapes, an unusual and unique natural area for Central Florida.

Catfish Creek Preserve Trails

Lake Wales   3.5 miles

Allan David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park isn’t just “a perfect example of Lake Wales Ridge Scrub,” it’s a landscape unlike any other you’ll find in Florida.