Florida Hikes

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

Sleepy Hollow

Fishing in Florida

Parks and trails across Florida where fishing is permitted and often encouraged.

Fort Island Beach

Crystal River   0.6 miles

Savor a sunset over placid waters at this "end of the road" park where Crystal River meets the Gulf of Mexico.

Fort Meade Recreation Area

Fort Meade   1.0 miles

Anchoring two linear trails along the Peace River, this wayside park off US 98 in Fort Meade has been a destination for river access for decades.

Fort Pickens

With more than seven miles of beaches along Santa Rosa Island, the Fort Pickens Unit at Gulf Islands National Seashore is a compelling destination at Pensacola Beach.

Four Mile Cove Eco Preserve

Cape Coral   1.2 miles

A forest of mangroves along the Caloosahatchee River, Four Mile Cove Eco Preserve is a rare find in Cape Coral, with a 1.2-mile loop hike partly on a boardwalk through the mangrove fringe.

Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park

Niceville   3.3 miles

Hugging the eastern shore of Rocky Bayou, this beautiful state park preserves both shoreline and forested uplands along a estuarine arm of Choctawhatchee Bay.

Fundy Bayou Loop

Navarre   0.7 miles

Explore a short loop in the uplands east of Blackwater Bay starting and ending at the Bayou Recreation Area of Escribano Point WMA.

Gap Point Trail

St. George Island   5.0 miles

At St. George Island State Park, the 5-mile round trip Gap Point Trail offers an opportunity to backpack or day hike to get up close to the desert-like coastal scrub.

Gasparilla Island State Park

Protecting a string of beaches along the Gulf shore of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island, this far-flung outpost of Lee County has one of Florida's most delightful lighthouse museums.

Gemini Springs Park

DeBary   4.6 miles

With nearly 5 miles of gentle woodland paths and paved trails, playgrounds, picnic area, paddling trail and a dog park, Gemini Springs Park is a popular, well-connected getaway