Florida Hikes

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

Creek reflecting blue skies with far shore of winter cypresses

Fleming Island

Along the St. Johns River bounded by marshes joining Doctors Lake and Black Creek, Fleming Island is largely residential and crossed by US 17.

Black Creek Park

Fleming Island   2.0 miles

An unbroken canopy of oversized trees edge low bluffs above the floodplain of Black Creek, shading singletrack loops at the southern end of Fleming Island.

Camp Chowenwaw Park

Green Cove Springs   3.1 miles

In a deep forest on Black Creek north of Green Cove Springs, Camp Chowenwaw Park is a unique destination for campers and hikers, a former Girl Scout camp with a rich history.

Camp Chowenwaw Trails

Green Cove Springs   3.1 miles

Explore Camp Chowenwaw Park on a network of trails into an old-growth hardwood hammock and floodplain swamps near where Black Creek empties into the St. Johns River.