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Fakahatchee ferns

Observation Towers

CREW Marsh Trails

Blaze post on prairie trail

Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed  |  Fort Myers
( 26.491833, -81.533974 )      3.1 miles

At CREW Marsh, a network of well-marked paths crisscrosses the northwestern tip of the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed, providing loops of up to 3.1 miles along a vast marsh.

Cruickshank Trail

View of mangrove-lined ponds with salt marsh in distance

Merritt Island NWR  |  Titusville
( 28.678159, -80.771798 )      4.8 miles

The longest hiking trail at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, the 4.8-mile Allan Cruickshank Memorial Trail makes a large loop off Black Point Wildlife Drive

Daggerwing Nature Center

Pond apple tree

South County Regional Park  |  Boca Raton
( 26.379367, -80.225700 )      0.6 miles

Behind Daggerwing Nature Center in busy South County Regional Park, an accessible boardwalk trail leads you into a remnant of tropical habitat with ancient trees.

Delnor-Wiggins Nature Trail

Bridge between sea grapes from beach

Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park  |  Naples
( 26.286711, -81.830422 )      2.8 miles

At the northernmost end of Naples, the breezy shores of Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park entice beachgoers and nature lovers to an observation tower, nature trail, and beach walk.

Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park

Bench overlooking beach and tropical scene

Naples      ( 26.272348,-81.826197 )      

Swift tides rolling through Wiggins Pass define the northernmost beach of Naples, a spread of sun-drenched sand at Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park within sight of a line of condos that stretch southward.

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge

Ding Darling NWR

Sanibel Island      ( 26.445460, -82.112938 )      

Preserving more than half of Sanibel Island for the sake of its bird life, Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is one of the top places in the United States to view rare bird species.

DuPuis WMA

Path through tall grass between pines

Ocean to Lake Greenway  |  Indiantown
( 27.010799, -80.550903 )      

Explore nearly 22,000 acres of public land near Lake Okeechobee on extensive networks of trails for hikers, cyclists, and equestrians.

Emerson Point Preserve

Emerson Point Preserve

Bradenton      ( 27.531967, -82.625950 )      2.7 miles

Where the Manatee River meets the Gulf of Mexico near Bradenton, Emerson Point Preserve protects the Portavent Mound, one of Florida’s most ancient temple mounds

Florida Trail, Three Lakes WMA

Vast expanse of prairie with blaze post

Three Lakes WMA  |  Kenansville
( 27.92837, -81.125028 )      26.6 miles

At Three Lakes WMA / Prairie Lakes Unit, the Florida Trail traverses one of the largest expanses of open prairie in the Southeast, the Kissimmee Prairie.

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

Green Mountain Scenic Overlook

Green Mountain Tower overlook above Lake Apopka floodplain

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Ferndale
( 28.646797, -81.709972 )      3.4 miles

At the Green Mountain Scenic Overlook and Trailhead, the highest elevations in Central Florida provide a sweeping panorama of Lake Apopka and Florida’s longest set of trail switchbacks

Hobe Mountain Trail

Hobe Mountain

Jonathan Dickinson State Park  |  Hobe Sound
( 27.016649,-80.110191 )      0.4 miles

Catch a sweeping view from an observation tower atop the highest natural hill south of Lake Okeechobee on the Hobe Mountain Trail at Jonathan Dickinson State Park

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