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Okeechobee

Okeechobee is the heart of Florida’s old frontier, surrounded by vast prairies with cattle ranches and the sweep of Lake Okeechobee, one of America’s largest lakes.

Florida Trail, Henry Creek to Okeechobee

Lake Okeechobee at Nubbin Slough

Florida Trail, Okeechobee  |  Okeechobee
( 27.163076, -80.716079 )      8.6 miles

8.6 miles. Along the north shoreline of Lake Okeechobee, this paved segment of the Florida Trail is one of its prettiest, offering sweeping views of the lake.

Florida Trail, Kissimmee

Florida Trail Kissimmee

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Basinger, Kenansville, Okeechobee
( 27.152740, -80.867500 )      111.3 miles

111.3 miles. Following the Kissimmee River floodplain, this is a scenic section of the Florida Trail with a mix of levees, shady woods, river views, open prairies, and cattle ranches.

Florida Trail, Kissimmee Prairie North

Kissimmee Prairie along the Florida Trail

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
( 27.584209, -81.045357 )      11.4 miles

11.4 miles. See why Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park is Florida’s only Dark Sky Park along this “big sky” section of the Florida Trail

Florida Trail, Kissimmee Prairie South

Cow Camp Trail

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
( 27.584209, -81.045357 )      13.3 miles

13.3 miles. Hike the southern extent of one of Florida’s largest prairie ecosystems while connecting the Kissimmee River with the heart of Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park

Florida Trail, Lakeport to Indian Prairie

FT Lakeport

Florida Trail, Okeechobee  |  Lakeport
( 26.968613,-81.118622 )      11.9 miles

11.9 miles. In the sweep of the Herbert Hoover Dike past Lakeport, the Florida Trail overlooks the vast western marshes of Lake Okeechobee

Florida Trail, Micco Bluff

Prairie on a cattle ranch at Micco

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  Kissimmee PUA
( 27.3832, -81.0417 )      11.4 miles

11.4 miles. Ancient riverside forests and picturesque prairie panoramas along the Kissimmee River make a hike to Micco Bluff worth the walk

Florida Trail, Ocean to Lake: DuPuis Reserve

Dupuis Reserve

Ocean-to-Lake Greenway  |  Port Mayaca
( 26.949959,-80.609974 )      7.8 miles

On this western end of the Ocean-to-Lake section of the Florida Trail, the trail leads you to the heart of DuPuis Reserve, zigzagging through pine forests and cypress domes

Florida Trail, Ocean to Lake: DuPuis to Corbett

Florida Trail, DuPuis to Corbett

Ocean-to-Lake Greenway  |  Indiantown
( 26.926554,-80.542248 )      9.7 miles

Deep in the heart of the Ocean-to-Lake Greenway, this 9.7 mile segment of the Florida Trail bridging DuPuis Reserve and Corbett WMA is one of the most wild and scenic treks in southeastern Florida

Florida Trail, Okee-tantie to Platts Bluff

Florida Trail Okee-Tantie

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  Kissimmee PUA
( 27.148696, -80.867300 )      14.9 miles

14.9 miles. Panoramic views across cattle ranches and the channelized Kissimmee River are the highlights of this connector from Lake Okeechobee to natural lands north of Okeechobee

Florida Trail, Okeechobee

Florida Trail, Okeechobee

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Clewiston, Lakeport, Moore Haven, Okeechobee, Pahokee, South Bay
( 26.696335, -80.807243 )      112.8 miles

112.8 miles. Looping around one of America’s largest lakes, the Okeechobee section of the Florida Trail provides panoramic views from atop the Herbert Hoover Dike.

Florida Trail, Okeechobee to Okee-Tantie

Florida Trail Okeechobee

Florida Trail, Okeechobee  |  Okeechobee
( 27.196624, -80.830707 )      3.8 miles

3.8 miles. On the sweep of Lake Okeechobee shoreline between Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River, expect some of the best birding along the lake as you walk along the dike

Florida Trail, Port Mayaca to Henry Creek

Florida Trail, Port Mayaca to Henry Creek

Florida Trail, Okeechobee  |  Port Mayaca
( 26.987605,-80.620458 )      14.0 miles

14 miles. In an arc between ancient natural shoreline and expansive waters, this hike along Lake Okeechobee’s eastern shore offers unparalleled vistas

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