Florida Hikes

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

Camping at Newport Park

Developed Campgrounds

Parks and recreation areas with public campgrounds in outdoorsy settings that accommodate campers, trailers, and RVs for longer stays

INTERACTIVE MAP

Torreya Hiking Trail

Bristol   14.4 miles

One of the most rugged hikes in Florida, the Torreya Hiking Trail treats you to an scenic landscape of ravines and bluffs rising 300 feet above the Apalachicola River.

Torreya State Park

Perched on bluffs above the Apalachicola River, Torreya State Park is one of Florida’s first state parks, developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s

Trail of Lakes

Using a portion of the Florida Trail to make a loop, the 9.5 mile Trail of Lakes circles wildflower-filled pine flatwoods, sandhills, and titi swamps, connecting two backpacker campsites near Camel Lake.

Trimble Park

Mount Dora   1.1 miles

A superb family destination for its playground and campground, Trimble Park boasts a showy nature trail looping over a mile between two lakefronts.

Wekiwa Springs State Park

A massive wilderness area on the edge of the Orlando metro, Wekiwa Springs State Park is centered on a first-magnitude spring that pours forth a river lined with jungle-like vegetation.

Withlacoochee State Forest

Brooksville   miles

With more than 155,000 acres spread over several counties, Withlacoochee State Forest is Florida’s second largest state forest, and arguably the most popular for outdoor recreation

Wright Lake Trail

Sumatra   4.6 miles

At Wright Lake Recreation Area near Sumatra, a day hiking loop along the western edge of the Apalachicola National Forest features an unusual bridge and numerous pitcher plant bogs.