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Fakahatchee ferns

Lakefront

Gobbler Ridge Trail

Oaks and palms along the path

Lake Kissimmee State Park  |  Lake Wales
( 27.9444, -81.3520 )      2.8 miles

From its showy start with a climb up an observation tower to its breezy loop along Lake Kissimmee, the Gobbler Ridge Trail offers scenic views all along its length

Harry P. Leu Gardens

Leu Gardens

Orlando      ( 28.567584,-81.355375 )      

Fifty acres of formal gardens hug Lake Rowena in this historic display of botanical diversity in Orlando.

Hollis Garden

Hollis Garden Lakeland

Lakeland      ( 28.042107, -81.951035 )      

A beauty spot along Lake Mirror in downtown Lakeland, Hollis Garden is a collection of themed garden rooms

John Chesnut Sr. Park

John Chesnut Park

Palm Harbor      ( 28.085158, -82.702635 )      2.7 miles

With its extensive waterfront on Lake Tarpon and Brooker Creek in Oldsmar, John Chesnut Sr. Park has always been a popular natural getaway near Tampa Bay.

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

Visiting the Bottle Tree at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

Gainesville      ( 29.611826,-82.409188 )      

One of the most beautiful and complex gardens in Florida, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens sits beneath grand live oaks with more than a dozen themed gardens on 62 acres. Bamboo is their specialty, with Florida’s best collection of these tall grasses.

Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Car with bikes on Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Apopka
( 28.6692, -81.5588 )      9.0 miles

A dedicated driving route through vast wetlands along the Lake Apopka North Shore, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive is one of Florida’s best birding locations

Lake Ashby Park

Man looking over boardwalk at water lilies

New Smyrna Beach      ( 28.93660, -81.08373 )      1.1 miles

Explore the cypress-lined shore of Lake Ashby on a gentle trail system consisting of a boardwalk and easy pathways beneath deep shade along the lakeshore.

Lake Eaton Trail

Lake Eaton

Ocala National Forest  |  Salt Springs
( 29.262917,-81.855537 )      2.3 miles

Gently descending from ancient dunes down to the forested shores of its namesake lake, the 2.3-mile Lake Eaton Trail provides a great deal of habitat diversity in a short hike

Lake Harney Wilderness Area

Lake Harney Wilderness

Geneva      ( 28.790576,-81.06407 )      2.4 miles

With an outstanding accessible observation tower offering a panorama of the St. Johns River floodplain, Lake Harney Wilderness is a must-see for birders and photographers

Lake Jesup East Tract

Lake Jesup East Tract

Lake Jesup Conservation Area  |  Oviedo
( 28.716862, -81.18747 )      2.1 miles

Savor the bird’s-eye view of one of the largest lakes in the Orlando metro from a tall observation tower along this 2.1-mile loop hike in Oviedo

Lake Jesup Marl Bed Flats

Lake Jesup Marl Bed Flats

Lake Jesup Conservation Area  |  Sanford
( 28.741670, -81.245368 )      1.0 miles

For the broadest panorama along the south shore of Lake Jesup, follow this mile-long loop through lush oak hammocks and open prairies in a rural corner of Sanford

Lake Jesup Wilderness

Lake Jesup Wilderness sunflower alley

Lake Jesup Conservation Area  |  Sanford
( 28.727200, -81.263533 )      2.9 miles

In this wilderness area along the shores of Lake Jesup, plunge right in for a hike through a parade of wetland wildflowers in the St. Johns River floodplain

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