Florida Hikes

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

Gulf of Mexico expanse on sandy shelly beach

Lovers Key State Park

With a name straight out of tourist fantasies of Florida, Lovers Key State Park is a series of slim barrier islands between Estero Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

Black Island Trail

Estero   5.5 miles

At the northern end of Lovers Key State Park, the Black Island Trail makes lemonade out of lemons with a scenic hike or off-road ride in natural landscapes reshaped for coastal development.

Lovers Key State Park

Estero   5.5 miles

With a name straight out of tourist fantasies of 1950s Florida, Lovers Key State Park is a series of slim barrier islands between Estero Bay and the Gulf of Mexico south of Fort Myers Beach.

Mound Key Archaeological State Park

Estero   1.5 miles

Launch your kayak from either Koreshan Historic State Park or Lovers Key State Park for a paddle into Estero Bay to see Mound Key, a significant Calusa archaeological site.