Florida Hikes

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

Sunflowers blooming in pine flatwoods

Colt Creek State Park

A former 5,000 acre cattle ranch in the Green Swamp, Colt Creek State Park features more than 17 miles of trails and a quiet campground.

Colt Creek Flatwoods Trail

Lakeland   10.0 miles

Miles of beautifully managed pine forests and cypress domes are on display alongside large areas of habitat restoration on the Colt Creek State Park Flatwoods Trail.

Colt Creek State Park

For a getaway from the busy bustle of the Interstate 4 corridor between Lakeland and Tampa, wander an extensive trail system and camp beneath the twinkling stars at Colt Creek State Park.

Colt Creek Yellow Trail

Lakeland   6.8 miles

At the south end of Colt Creek State Park, the Yellow Trail circumnavigates mesic flatwoods and cypress domes surrounding a primitive group campground.

Mac Lake Nature Trail

Lakeland   0.9 miles

An easy excursion into a dense hardwood forest along a natural floodplain, the Mac Lake Nature Trail at Colt Creek State Park is an interpretive walk in the woods