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Withlacoochee River at Hog Island

Our Favorite Outdoor Destinations

With 50 years of experience roaming Florida’s outdoors, we have favorite hikes dating all the way back to childhood. Use our favorites as your launch point for your next adventure!

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Alligator Creek Preserve

Pond at Alligator Creek Preserve

Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park  |  Punta Gorda
( 26.874084,-82.027217 )      2.8 miles

At Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center, Alligator Creek Preserve offers two gentle loop trails where freshwater and saltwater habitats meet

Anastasia State Park

Beach at Anastasia State Park

St. Augustine      ( 29.88016,-81.285451 )      

Anastasia State Park is windswept and sandy, with an arc of beach that stretches four miles to Matanzas Inlet, curving in on itself to face the ancient city of St. Augustine.

Anhinga Trail

Great egret flying over a lily-dotted swamp

Everglades National Park  |  Royal Palm Hammock
( 25.381913, -80.609572 )      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

Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway

Pitcher plant bog

Apalachicola National Forest  |  Bristol Sumatra
( 30.298325, -85.018333 )      32.0 miles

In the Apalachicola National Forest, the Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway is a winding stretch of scenic road through expansive wet flatwoods and open pine savannas

Barrier Island Sanctuary

Barrier Island Trail

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge  |  Melbourne Beach
( 27.9030, -80.4714 )      1.0 miles

Home to a gentle 1-mile loop hike through coastal habitats, Barrier Island Sanctuary is a gateway to Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, with an informative oceanfront coastal biology center.

Bear Swamp Trail

Big cypress Bear Swamp Trail

Ocala National Forest  |  Salt Springs
( 29.356367, -81.732083 )      1.3 miles

Little known except to those who frequent Salt Springs Recreation Area in the Ocala National Forest, the Bear Swamp Trail provides a walk into an ancient forest.

Bear-N-Oak Trail

Bear-N-Oak Trail

Indian Lake State Forest  |  Silver Springs
( 29.271983, -82.056583 )      1.6 miles

The Bear-N-Oak Trail at Indian Lake State Forest provides a fascinating look at habitat diversity centered on Indian Lake, a sinkhole lake that connects to the aquifer

Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk

Flag pond surrounded by alligator flag

Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park  |  Everglades City
( 25.941796, -81.469376 )      1.2 miles

Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park provides a peek into a notable natural landmark, a stand of old-growth cypress.

Black Bear Wilderness Loop Trail

Along a narrow levee on the Black Bear Wilderness Loop Trail

Black Bear Wilderness Area  |  Sanford
( 28.835294,-81.355201 )      7.1 miles

Trot out your sense of adventure for an immersion into one of the wildest trails you’ll find near Orlando, the 7.1-mile loop in the Black Bear Wilderness Area in Sanford.

Blackwater River State Park

Blackwater River State Park

Milton      ( 30.704266,-86.880892 )      

Blackwater River State Park is the gateway to thousands of acres of public lands stretching northward to the Alabama border.

Blowing Rocks Preserve

Blowing Rocks Jupiter FL

Jupiter      ( 26.978967, -80.084017 )      2.5 miles

One of the most dramatic shorelines in Florida, the rocky shore of Blowing Rocks Preserve has sea caves and bluffs to explore on a hike through the oceanfront preserve

Blue Hole

Blue Hole at National Key Deer Refuge

National Key Deer Refuge  |  Big Pine Key
( 24.7060, -81.3800 )      0.3 miles

For the easiest wildlife watching opportunity inside National Key Deer Refuge, head for the trail and observation deck at Blue Hole, a cenote-like pond that is the largest body of fresh water in the Florida Keys.

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