Florida Hikes

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

Palmetto prairie

Haines City

Parks, preserves, and trails buffering the west side of the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes and protecting rare ancient habitats atop the Lake Wales Ridge.

Barbara Pedersen Preserve

Lake Wales   1.3 miles

A pair of loop trails explore protected green space between farmland and Lake Annie atop the Lake Wales Ridge between Lake Wales and Haines City.

Bellini Preserve

Poinciana   5.7 miles

On the eastern shore of Lake Marion, miles of marked trails explore a variety of natural communities including endangered scrub forests and pine flatwoods.

Catfish Creek Preserve State Park

Lake Wales   10.2 miles

At Catfish Creek Preserve State Park, the steep ridges of blinding white sand are some of Florida's most ancient landscapes, an unusual and unique natural area for Central Florida.

Catfish Creek Preserve Trails

Lake Wales   3.5 miles

Allan David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park isn’t just “a perfect example of Lake Wales Ridge Scrub,” it’s a landscape unlike any other you’ll find in Florida.

Disney Wilderness Preserve

Kissimmee   2.5 miles

Protected and managed by The Nature Conservancy, Disney Wilderness Preserve is a 11,500 acre showcase for habitat conservation amid suburban sprawl south of Orlando.

Lake Marion Huckleberry Island

Poinciana   4.2 miles

Providing an easy walk into 8,000 acres of uplands draining into Lake Marion Creek, the trail system on Huckleberry Island at Lake Marion Creek WMA leads 4.2 miles.