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Fakahatchee ferns

Lakefront

Lake Louisa State Park

Rolling hills at Lake Louisa State Park

Clermont      ( 28.4558,-81.7238 )      

As longleaf pine reaches for the sky, the rolling hills of Lake Louisa State Park near Clermont return to their forested roots

Lake Manatee State Park

Lake Manatee

Bradenton      ( 27.475551,-82.346631 )      5.5 miles

With a natural lakefront stretching three miles along the edge of Lake Manatee, this state park outside Bradenton is a quiet place to camp, fish, and hike

Lake Mills Park

Forested area at Lake Mills Park

Chuluota      ( 28.633123,-81.123244 )      0.8 miles

Camp beneath ancient live oaks or wander the gentle trails to Lake Mills as you enjoy one of Seminole County’s nicest county parks

Lake Proctor Wilderness Area

Lake Proctor Wilderness

Geneva      ( 28.726650, -81.099167 )      4.0 miles

Protecting 475 acres of marshlands, prairie, and scrub forest, Lake Proctor Wilderness Area is one of the best places near Orlando to see sandhill cranes

Lake Talquin Nature Trail

Lake Talquin Ravine Trail

Lake Talquin State Park  |  Tallahassee
( 30.436595, -84.536576 )      1.1 miles

The 1.1-mile interpretive trail at Lake Talquin State Park teases you with the edges of ravines and bluffs high up above Lake Talquin.

Lake Talquin State Park

Lake Talquin State Park

Tallahassee      ( 30.4366,-84.5366 )      

When the Ochlockonee River was dammed to create hydroelectric power for Tallahassee, it also created a massive lake between the deeply folded ridges to the west of the city. Lake Talquin State Park is one of several access points to the lake.

Lakeview Trail

Lake Seminole shoreline

Three Rivers State Park  |  Chattahoochee
( 30.746500, -84.931800 )      2.5 miles

Enjoy views of Lake Seminole from forested slopes on the 2.5 mile loop created by the Lakeview Trail and the Ridge Trail at Three Rivers State Park at Sneads

Mac Lake Trail

Sunlight dappled on Florida upland forest

Colt Creek State Park  |  Lakeland
( 28.2961, -82.0413 )      0.9 miles

An easy excursion into a dense hardwood forest along a natural floodplain, the Mac Lake Nature Trail at Colt Creek State Park is an interpretive walk in the woods

Magnolia Park

Lake Apopka at Magnolia Park

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Apopka
( 28.634023, -81.549971 )      

On forested bluffs above Lake Apopka, Magnolia Park anchors the eastern terminus of the Lake Apopka Loop Trail near a campground under ancient live oaks

Palm Island Park

Palm Island Park

Mount Dora      ( 28.793683, -81.641817 )      1.0 miles

Pairing an accessible stroll along the shoreline of Lake Dora with the fascination of following twisty trails beneath ancient trees, Palm Island Park is a Mount Dora must

Robert W. Loftin Nature Trails

Loftin Nature Trails

UNF Wildlife Sanctuary  |  Jacksonville
( 30.265733, -81.511567 )      4.0 miles

In a densely wooded corner of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, the Robert W. Loftin Nature Trails are a prime place for trail runners and hikers to play

Sarah Maude Mason Nature Preserve

red maples in the floodplain forest

Howey-in-the-Hills      ( 28.701150, -81.764067 )      0.6 miles

The 0.6-mile nature trail at Sarah Maude Mason Nature Preserve in Howey-in-the-Hills spends most of its time on a boardwalk over a floodplain forest along Little Lake Harris.

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