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A.L. Anderson Park

Tarpon Springs   [28.133558,-82.739134]   0.3 miles

A.L. Anderson Park

Along busy US 19 in Tarpon Springs, hugs the western shore of Lake Tarpon, offering plenty of picnic pavilions along a boardwalk following the cypress-lined shore.

Filed Under: Central Florida, County Parks, Hikes, Launch points, Nature Trails, Paddling, Parks Tagged With: Accessible, Birding, Boating, Dog-friendly, Family-friendly, Fishing, Lakefront, Picnic, Tarpon Springs

Alderman’s Ford Nature Preserve

Durant   [27.879559,-82.170972]   3.3 miles

Alderman’s Ford Nature Preserve

Alderman’s Ford Nature Preserve offers a surprising treat for a Central Florida hike: whitewater, showcasing the Alafia River churning as it winds through a deeply eroded channel

Filed Under: Central Florida, County Parks, Day Hikes, Hikes, Loop Trails, Water Management Areas Tagged With: Alafia River, Birding, Brandon, Dog-friendly, Geology, Historic Sites, Lakeland, Lithia, Riverfront, Tampa, Wildlife Viewing

Alderman’s Ford Park

Lithia   [27.86712,-82.13818]   0.3 miles

Alderman’s Ford Park

An easy loop at Alderman’s Ford Park, the Nature Trail slips behind the nature center for a walk in under ancient trees along the river’s floodplain corridor

Filed Under: Central Florida, County Parks, Hikes, Loop Trails, Nature Centers, Nature Trails, Parks, Trails Tagged With: Accessible, Alafia River, Alderman's Ford Park, Big Trees, Brandon, Dog-friendly, Family-friendly, Lakeland, Lithia, Picnic, Tampa

Alfred A. Ring Park

Hogtown Creek Greenway
Gainesville   [29.674283,-82.347019]   1.5 miles

Alfred A. Ring Park

Alfred A. Ring Park features a dense slope forest along Hogtown Creek with old-growth trees and rare wildflowers along Appalachian-style ravines, a scenic hike

Filed Under: Day Hikes, Hikes, North Florida Tagged With: Big Trees, Birding, Botanical, Dog-friendly, Family-friendly, Favorites, Gainesville, Hogtown Creek Greenway, OptOutside, Picnic, Playgrounds, Wildflowers

Ancient Dunes Trail

Anastasia State Park
St. Augustine   [29.866475,-81.276222]   

Ancient Dunes Trail

At Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine, the Ancient Dunes Trail leads you on a short scramble up and over relict dunes deeply shaded by ancient live oaks

Filed Under: Day Hikes, Hikes, Loop Trails, Nature Trails, North Florida, Trails Tagged With: Anastasia State Park, Atlantic Ocean, Birding, Dog-friendly, Family-friendly, Favorites, Florida State Parks, Hilly, St. Augustine

Ancient Hammock Trail

Highlands Hammock State Park
Sebring   [27.470057,-81.548639]   0.6 miles

Ancient Hammock Trail

At Highlands Hammock State Park in Sebring, the Ancient Hammock Trail shows off the glory of towering cabbage palms and live oaks up to a thousand years old and more

Filed Under: Hikes, Loop Trails, Nature Trails, South Florida, Trails Tagged With: Big Trees, Botanical, Dog-friendly, Family-friendly, Florida State Parks, Highlands Hammock State Park, Scenic, Sebring, Wildlife Viewing

Arcadia Mill

Arcadia   [30.613434,-87.083652]   1.3 miles

Arcadia Mill

An archaeological site in the woods between Milton and Pace – just east of Pensacola off US 90 – Arcadia Mill showcases ongoing work to uncover Florida’s first “modern” industrial complex.

Filed Under: Hikes, Land Trusts, Loop Trails, Nature Trails, Northwest Florida Tagged With: Archaeological, Boardwalks, Dog-friendly, Historic Sites, Milton, Pensacola

Arlington Park

Jacksonville   [30.376967,-81.618467]   1.1 miles

Arlington Park

A breezy walk along the St. Johns River is an easy way to start your day in Jacksonville at the Arlington Lions Club Park, with riverside boardwalks and a mile of trails

Filed Under: City Parks, Hikes, Nature Trails, North Florida, Parks, Trails Tagged With: Accessible, Birding, Boardwalks, Dog-friendly, Family-friendly, Fishing, Jacksonville, Picnic, Playgrounds, Riverfront, St. Johns River, Wildlife Viewing

Beach Hammock Trail

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
Fort Lauderdale   [26.139400,-80.104283]   0.3 miles

Beach Hammock Trail

In the southern corner of Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, the Beach Hammock Trail traverses a maritime hammock dense with sea grapes, myrsine, gumbo limbo, and stopper

Filed Under: Hikes, Loop Trails, Nature Trails, South Florida, Southeast Florida, Trails Tagged With: Atlantic Ocean, Big Trees, Dog-friendly, Family-friendly, Florida State Parks, Fort Lauderdale, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, Tropical Forests, Wildlife Viewing

Bear Creek Nature Trail

Winter Springs   [28.677795,-81.245833]   0.9 miles

Bear Creek Nature Trail

A patch of wild in a sea of suburbia, Bear Creek provides nearly a mile’s worth of exploration atop sandy bluffs in a shady creekside hammock in Winter Springs.

Filed Under: Central Florida, City Parks, Hikes, Nature Trails, Trails Tagged With: Birding, Dog-friendly, Family-friendly, Orlando, Oviedo, Sanford, Wildlife Viewing

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NORTHWEST FLORIDA
Apalachicola . Apalachicola National Forest . Apalachicola River . Blackwater River State Forest . Blountstown . Crawfordville. Crestview . DeFuniak Springs . Destin . Fort Walton Beach . Ebro . Freeport . Gulf Islands National Seashore . Madison . Marianna . Milton . Navarre . Niceville . Panama City Beach . Pensacola . Ponce De Leon . Port St. Joe . Sopchoppy . St. Marks . St. Marks NWR . Tallahassee

NORTH FLORIDA
Amelia Island . Cedar Key . Chiefland . Fernandina Beach . Flagler Beach . Gainesville .High Springs . Jacksonville . Lake City . Live Oak . Mayo . Micanopy . Osceola National Forest . Palatka . Perry . Salt Springs . St. Augustine . Steinhatchee . Suwannee River Wilderness Trail . Trenton . White Springs

CENTRAL FLORIDA
Apopka . Belleview . Brandon . Brooksville . Bushnell . Canaveral National Seashore . Christmas . Clearwater Beach . Clermont . Cocoa Beach . Cross Florida Greenway . Crystal River . Dade City . Daytona Beach . Deland . Deltona . Dunnellon . Frostproof . Geneva . Inverness . Kissimmee . Lakeland . Lake Wales . Leesburg . Melbourne . Merritt Island NWR . Mount Dora . New Port Richey . New Smyrna Beach . Ocala . Ocala National Forest .Orlando . Ormond Beach . Oviedo . Sanford . Silver Springs . St. Cloud . St. Petersburg . Tampa . Tarpon Springs . Titusville . Walt Disney World . Withlacoochee State Forest . Withlacoochee State Trail . Yeehaw Junction

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
Bradenton . Charlotte Harbor . Ding Darling NWR . Englewood . Estero . Fort Myers . Naples . Pine Island . Punta Gorda . Sanibel Island . Sarasota . Venice

SOUTH FLORIDA
Arcadia . Big Cypress . Big Cypress National Preserve . Clewiston . Everglades City . Everglades National Park . Fisheating Creek . Lake Okeechobee . Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail . Lake Placid . Moore Haven . Okeechobee . Sebring

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
Biscayne Bay . Biscayne National Park . Boca Raton . Coral Gables . Everglades National Park . Florida Keys . Fort Lauderdale . Fort Pierce . Hobe Sound . Homestead . Jupiter . Key Biscayne . Miami . Ocean to Lake . Palm Beach . Port St. Lucie . Sebastian . Stuart . Vero Beach . West Palm Beach

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