Florida Hikes

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

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Gulf of Mexico

Parks, trails, and communities along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico in Florida, from Perdido Key to Marco Island.

St. Andrews State Park

Anchoring the eastern end of Panama City Beach, this popular state park is an important natural haven and outdoor recreation destination in an urban setting.

St. George Island State Park

Blessed with brilliant white quartz sand, St. George Island State Park is a sparkling, quiet getaway protecting nearly 2,000 acres of coastal habitats on a barrier island between Apalachicola Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

St. Petersburg

The western terminus for the Florida Coast to Coast Trail, St. Petersburg's urban green space is largely coastal and tropical along the breezy tip of the Pinellas peninsula.

Steinhatchee

Known for its excellent scalloping in the summer months, Steinhatchee is a coastal community along one of Florida's most remote and wild shorelines in the Big Bend.

Stump Pass Beach State Park

At the south tip of Manasota Key, Stump Pass Beach State Park sits at just the right angle to collect seashells like a scoop, so early risers have great shelling

Tarpon Springs

The northern terminus of the Pinellas Trail, Tarpon Springs has a rich history as an early Greek settlement.

Tates Hell State Forest

Carrabelle   10.0 miles

One of Florida's more enormous state forests with over 202,000 acres, Tate's Hell is a vast coastal swamp sliced and diced by timber barons before being preserved by the state.

Topsail Hill Preserve Hiking Trails

South Walton   10.9 miles

Along with views of three miles of protected coastline on the Gulf of Mexico, the extensive hiking trail system at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park delves into dozens of unique biomes around two coastal dune lakes.

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park

With one of Florida's most beautiful sweeps of beach, Topsail Hill Preserve State Park is a linear preserve with tall dunes along three miles of shoreline.

Venice

Named after the city in Italy when the post office was established in 1888, Venice is one of Florida’s first planned cities, designed by noted architect John Nolan in the 1920s as an Italian renaissance village

Wall Springs Addition

Palm Harbor   4.0 miles

Protecting coastal habitats between Boggy Bayou and Kloisterman Bayou, Wall Springs Coastal Addition offers accessible and natural surface paths to hike and bike.