Julington-Durbin Preserve
Jacksonville 6.3 milesNamed for a pair of blackwater creeks that merge before entering the nearby St. Johns River, Julington-Durbin Preserve is a highly popular destination for exploring nature.
Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park
Mayport 2.7 milesWith cool ocean breezes and a plunge in the surf after your hike, the 2.7-mile hiking loop at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park in Jacksonville is a great choice for a summer outing
Kingsley Plantation
Jacksonville Northshore 0.8 milesOne of the historic treasures of Timucuan Preserve in Jacksonville, Kingsley Plantation interprets the everyday lives of free and enslaved peoples on an early Florida plantation.
Little Talbot Campground Nature Trail
Jacksonville Northshore 0.8 milesAt Little Talbot Island State Park, the 0.8-mile Campground Nature Trail offers a side of Little Talbot that the whole family can enjoy—along the estuary.
Little Talbot Island State Park
One of the closest wild beaches to Jacksonville, Little Talbot Island State Park provides a front-row seat to the tumultous flow of Fort George Inlet into the Atlantic Ocean.
Maple Set Trail
Sanderson 2.5 milesProviding 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.
Meander through Macclenny
Along US 90, Maclenny is a quiet Florida town, the county seat of Baker County, with a small historic district, a genealogical library, and a historic courthouse
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.
Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park
Within city limits yet truly wild, Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park protects more than 4,000 acres along the edges of enormous estuaries draining into the St. Johns River.
Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve Trails
Jacksonville Northshore 15.1 milesWith interconnections to adjoining public lands, the extensive trail network at Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park connects more than 15 miles of trails to many miles more.
Reddie Point Preserve
Jacksonville 1.5 milesSand beaches and salt marshes fringe a wild peninsula along the St. Johns River where trails meander more than a mile to reach a mature hardwood hammock.
Ribault Monument
On a high bluff above the St. Johns River, a memorial pays tribute to the French expedition led by Jean Ribault that claimed Florida for France in 1562, three years before St. Augustine was founded.