Florida Hikes

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

Pop ash slough with trees surrounded by water

Everglades

Public lands within remaining pockets of habitats of the historic Everglades ecosystem, which extends south from Kissimmee to Florida Bay.

Anhinga Trail

Royal Palm Hammock   0.8 miles

For most visitors, the Anhinga Trail is their first glimpse into Everglades National Park. It's short, and the alligators are right there: hard to miss

Bayshore Loop

Flamingo   1.3 miles

A walk through the mangrove-lined edge of Florida Bay and the unique coastal prairie habitat of the Everglades, the Bayshore Loop explores the site of the former fishing village of Flamingo.

Bear Lake Trail Everglades

Flamingo   3.5 miles

Paralleling the former Homestead Canal, the Bear Lake Trail takes you on a journey through tropical hammock and mangrove forests along a road scooped from the canal diggings.

Bobcat Boardwalk

Shark Valley   0.3 miles

The 0.3-mile Bobcat Boardwalk at Shark Valley is a popular destination in winter and spring to see migratory and nesting birds.

Chapel Trail Park Nature Preserve

Davie   0.8 miles

Preserving 450 acres on the edge of Pembroke Pines, Chapel Trail Nature Preserve makes an excellent birding destination as well as an easy-to-reach sampler of Everglades flora and fauna.

Christian Point Trail

Flamingo   4.2 miles

The Christian Point Trail is one of the more challenging trails in Everglades National Park, leading you deep into the mangrove forest along Florida Bay.

Coastal Prairie Trail

Flamingo   11.2 miles

Ready for a wilderness challenge? On the Coastal Prairie Trail, battle mosquitoes, unrelenting sun, and deep and sticky marl mud to camp at remote Clubhouse Beach.

Coral Springs

From green beans to grassy lawns: Coral Springs is a planned community created northwest of Fort Lauderdale in 1963 in pine flatwoods and farmland in the Everglades.

Eco Pond

Flamingo   0.5 miles

One of the easiest destinations for birding in Everglades National Park, Eco Pond sits near the end of Main Park Road in Flamingo, with a half mile trail around it.

Grassy Waters Preserve

West Palm Beach   1.0 miles

Protecting a sheet flow of rainfall moving steadily southward and parallel to the Atlantic Ocean, Grassy Waters Preserve bears a striking resemblance to the Everglades - because it is.

Gumbo Limbo Trail

Royal Palm Hammock   0.4 miles

At Royal Palm Hammock in Everglades National Park, the Gumbo Limbo Trail is a gentle paved path that gets you up close and personal with a tropical hammock and its oolite holes.