Florida Hikes

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

Blue sky reflected in cypress-lined creek

Clearwater

With the Pinellas Trail, Ream Wilson Trail, and a collection of nature parks, Clearwater provides green space in a very urban area

Caladesi Island State Park

Dunedin   3.0 miles

Protecting a windswept shoreline and a variety of habitats on a barrier island, Caladesi Island State Park is one of the gems of the Florida State Parks system.

Caladesi Island Trail

Dunedin   3.0 miles

On the Island Trail, discover how virgin pines and mangrove swamps define the wild side of Caladesi Island, a slender barrier island north of Clearwater Beach.

Eagle Lake Park

Largo   3.0 miles

Now an urban forest in the heart of Pinellas County, Eagle Lake Park is the legacy of the Taylor family, early citrus growers who helped to found Largo

Floating in Florida

Drifting across placid waters, find your bliss with the perfect adventure on Florida's hidden waters, with Lucy Tobias your guide.

George McGough Nature Park

Largo   0.8 miles

Introduce the kids to nature at George McGough Nature Park in Largo, where they can feed turtles, watch hawks, and bound along a bouncy accessible trail through a coastal forest.

Gladys E Douglas Preserve

Dunedin   0.8 miles

A series of short trails explore rare scrub communities within the last known rosemary bald habitat in Pinellas County.

Hammock Park

Dunedin   2.8 miles

At Hammock Park, a well-marked trail network provides many options for exploring a 90-acre patchwork of diverse habitats adjoining the Pinellas Trail north of downtown Dunedin.

Honeymoon Island Nature Trails

Dunedin   2.5 miles

On a barrier island just north of Clearwater Beach, the Osprey and Pelican Trails at Honeymoon Island State Park offers a close-up look at a rookery of ospreys.

Honeymoon Island State Park

An offshore getaway accessible by car, bike, or paddle, Honeymoon Island State Park offers white sand beaches along the Gulf of Mexico.

John R. Bonner Nature Park

Largo   0.6 miles

A hidden gem surrounded by neighborhoods, John R. Bonner Nature Park offers excellent birding opportunities along short loop trails and a scenic boardwalk.

Kapok Park

Clearwater   1.1 miles

A wetlands park at the western end of the Ream Wilson Trail, Kapok Park replaced an aging trailer park with a stunning restoration of a portion of Alligator Creek.