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Walton Rocks Beach

Geologic Areas

Colorful springs, rocky shorelines, deep sinkholes, and tall bluffs are just part of the fascinating geologic wonders along Florida’s trails. Here’s where to find them.

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A.D. Barnes Park

AD Barnes Park

Miami      ( 25.738433, -80.308917 )      0.6 miles

Paved trails wind through the woods at A.D. Barnes Park, a Miami city park, where a tiny slice of native pine rocklands survives.

Alderman’s Ford Preserve

Aldermans Ford Preserve

Brandon      ( 27.879559, -82.170972 )      3.3 miles

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

Arch Creek Park

Arch Creek Park

Miami      ( 25.900817, -80.162367 )      0.3 miles

The tropical hammock at Arch Creek Park was the site of a Tequesta Indian village between 500 B.C. and 1300 A.D. Gentle natural footpaths wind through the dark 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 Oak Trail

View of railroad bridge and rivers from peninsula

Florida Trail, Suwannee  |  Ellaville
( 30.314904, -83.159286 )      5.9 miles

The Big Oak Trail is one of the most scenic hikes in North Florida. Much of the hiking parallels the Suwannee and Withlacoochee Rivers, which meet here at a confluence.

Big Shoals State Park

Big Shoals of the Suwannee River

White Springs      ( 30.352426,-82.690457 )      

At Big Shoals State Park, see Florida’s largest series of rapids, churning the Suwannee River with hydraulics in Class III whitewater at certain times of year.

Big Shoals Trail

Big Shoals Trail

Big Shoals State Park  |  White Springs
( 30.352167, -82.687617 )      4.9 miles

At Big Shoals State Park, the Big Shoals Trail leads you to scenic perches high atop the river bluffs when you can watch Florida’s only Class III whitewater rapids

Big Talbot Bluffs Beach Walk

Bluffs Beach Walk

Big Talbot Island State Park  |  Talbot Islands
( 30.502639, -81.450039 )      1.0 miles

At low tide, a walk along Bluffs Beach from the Bluffs Picnic Area of Big Talbot Island State Park brings rewarding views of the unusual black “rocks” and shimmering waters

Bill Sadowski Park

Bill Sadowski Park

Cutler      ( 25.608283, -80.318983 )      0.4 miles

At the Bill Sadowski Park and Nature Center, the Old Cutler Hammock Nature Trail offers a glimpse of what Cutler Ridge, south of Miami, looked like before development.

Black Rock Trail

Black Rock Beach on Big Talbot Island

Big Talbot Island State Park  |  Talbot Islands
( 30.49161,-81.44217 )      1.0 miles

An unusual and picturesque geologic anomoly, Blackrock Beach at Big Talbot Island is covered with formations that look like black lava rocks but are made of sand

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

Butler Mill Trail

Butler Mill Trail

Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park  |  Tallahassee
( 30.5008, -84.314 )      0.8 miles

Lake Jackson Mounds is best known for being one of the largest ceremonial temple mound complexes in the Southeast, but it offers a cool, shady nature trail, too

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