Florida Hikes

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

Glimpse of river through trees

O'Leno State Park

One of Florida’s oldest state parks, O’Leno State Park encompasses a large basin where the Santa Fe River dives underground for several miles.

O’Leno Sink to Rise Trail

High Springs   11.4 miles

Starting where the waters of the Santa Fe River dive underground at O'Leno State Park, this scenic hike roughly follows the river's subterranean flow to its emergence at River Rise Preserve.

O’Leno State Park

At the site of an 1826 pioneer community along the Old Bellamy Road connecting St. Augustine and Tallahassee, O'Leno State Park protects one of North Florida’s weirder geologic wonders, a disappearing river.

River Rise Preserve State Park

Birthing the Santa Fe River from a journey underground, River Rise Preserve State Park offers trails open to hikers and equestrians via adjoining O'Leno State Park.