Florida Hikes

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

Franklin Mercantile Glen St Mary

Glen St. Mary

A community along the South Prong of the St. Mary River, Glen St. Mary was named for its renowned nursery established in 1882 by George Taber to propagate azaleas

Bethea State Forest

Sanderson   10.0 miles

With nearly 40,000 acres along the Florida-Georgia border, John M. Bethea State Forest provides an important corridor for wildlife migrating between the Okefenokee Swamp and Osceola National Forest.

Fanny Bay Trail

Sanderson   1.2 miles

Starting at the westbound Sanderson rest area along Interstate 10, the Fanny Bay Trail leads you through pine flatwoods into a cypress swamp with ancient cypresses.

Maple Set Trail

Sanderson   2.5 miles

Providing a peek into an ecologically important area along the eastern edge of Bethea State Forest, the 2.5 mile Maple Set Trail showcases the beauty of the St. Marys River basin.

Osceola National Forest

The smallest of Florida's national forests, the Osceola National Forest carries the weight of history hidden in its dense stands of longleaf pine.