Hammock Hiking Nature Trail
DeLand 3.3 milesOn Hontoon Island in the St. Johns River, walk in the footsteps of the Timucua through an ancient forest to a midden topped with an enormous live oak tree.
Hontoon Island State Park
DeLand 3.3 milesCriss-crossed by a network of trails, this island in the St. Johns River is worth the short ferryboat trip to explore a landscape with ancient echoes of a past civilization.
Houseboating the St. Johns
All is still, pristine, natural. Night closes in, and I hear the lapping of the river beneath my window as the houseboat gently rocks.
Lake Ashby Park
New Smyrna Beach 1.1 milesExplore the cypress-lined shore of Lake Ashby on a gentle trail system consisting of a boardwalk and easy pathways beneath deep shade along the lakeshore.
Lake Beresford Park
DeLand 5.1 milesOffering gentle trails for family fun and miles of paved bike paths to explore, Lake Beresford Park provides far more than just a peek at its namesake lake.
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
Six miles of trails meander through wide open spaces preserved for wintering waterfowl at 21,500-acre Lake Woodruff NWR along the St. Johns River.
Longleaf Pine Preserve
DeLand 8.1 milesA series of connected loop trails immerse hikers within a large, seasonally wet pine flatwood habitat, featuring boardwalks and a group campground.
Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park
Sanford 30.5 milesPaddle, hike, or ride your horse within this massive riverine preserve on the edge of the Orlando metro, where the Wekiva River and St. Johns River mingle.
Lyonia Preserve
Deltona 2.1 milesFlorida's best place to see a Florida scrub-jay up close is Lyonia Preserve, with 2.1 miles of loops through the highest ground in Volusia County.
Palm Bluff Conservation Area
Deland 10.3 milesDiscover a parade of habitats in the Deep Creek basin on three loop hikes within 3,300 acres east of Deltona.
Pancakes at the Old Spanish Sugar Mill
Making pancakes at the Old Spanish Sugar Mill in De Leon Springs has been a tradition since 1961. But did you know the mill's history? Settle in and flip a flapjack after learning about its roots.
Pershing Highway Interpretive Trail
Daytona Beach 2.4 milesTunneling into a vast swamp forest now protected as Tiger Bay State Forest, a mile-long strip of preserved brick highway from 1917 provides a peek into early Florida auto travel.