Hontoon Island State Park
DeLand 3.3 milesCriss-crossed by a network of trails, this island in the St. Johns River is worth the short ferryboat trip to explore a landscape with ancient echoes of a past civilization.
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
Fort Lauderdale 2.8 milesAmid a tropical forest near the Atlantic Ocean, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park is the former estate of Chicago attorney Hugh Taylor Birch, stretching to the Intracoastal Waterway.
Inglis Dam & Island Recreation Area
Crystal River 7.6 milesThe former deeply wooded north shore of the Withlacoochee River became an island in the 1960s with construction of the Cross Florida Barge Canal.
Lafayette Blue Springs State Park
Mayo 1.0 milesA beauty spot along the western shore of the Suwannee River, Lafayette Blue Spring is both a swimming hole and a lesson in the curious nature of karst.
Lake Conservation Park
Tampa 3.9 milesA forested escape north of Tampa, Lake Conservation Park features a network of trails where you can loop nearly four miles around a series of small lakes.
Lake Kissimmee State Park
Lake Wales 16.0 milesDiscover the beauty of the land between the lakes east of Lake Wales while exploring the vast prairies and fern-laden hammocks of Lake Kissimmee State Park.
Lake Lizzie Conservation Area
St. Cloud 11.0 milesHugging the eastern shore of Lake Lizzie, Lake Lizzie Conservation Area encompasses more than a thousand acres, a vast mosaic of prairies, pine flatwoods, and scrub forest.
Lake Monroe Conservation Area
Osteen 12.8 milesWith marshes brimming with swamp sunflowers and old-growth forests along natural ridges, Lake Monroe Conservation Area protects the St. Johns River north shore at Osteen
Lake Osprey Trail
Osprey 0.4 milesCentral to trailhead access at Oscar Scherer State Park, the Lake Osprey Trail is an accessible loop around artesian-fed waters behind the nature center.
Lake Runnymede Conservation Area
St. Cloud 0.9 milesAncient live oaks provide a tightly knit canopy over the 0.9-mile trail system at Lake Runnymede Conservation Area, a 43 acre urban preserve.
Lake Talquin State Forest
Tallahassee milesWith ten distinct tracts surrounding Lake Talquin, a reservoir along the Ochlockonee River, this state forest provides recreation opportunities just west of Tallahassee.
Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve
Cross Creek 4.4 milesA worthwhile wander on water management lands, this loop hike at Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve hits the highlights of this colorful 2,850-acre preserve.