Lake Jesup Conservation Area
Oviedo, Sanford 7.5 milesProtecting large swaths of marshy shoreline, the Lake Jesup Conservation Area filters runoff from surrounding suburbia while providing places to hike along Lake Jesup.
Lake Jesup East Tract
Oviedo 2.1 milesSavor the bird's-eye view of one of the largest lakes in the Orlando metro from a tall observation tower along this 2.1-mile loop hike in Oviedo
Lake Jesup Wilderness
Sanford 4.0 milesA pair of loop trails across the St. Johns River floodplain create a 4-mile hike amid jungle-like hammocks and expansive prairies that erupt with vibrant sunflowers in the fall.
Lake Mills Park
Chuluota 0.8 milesCamp beneath ancient live oaks or wander the gentle trails to Lake Mills as you enjoy one of Seminole County's nicest county parks.
Lake Mills Park a quiet retreat
Lake Mills Park in Chuluota has a little bit of everything outdoorsy, from ancient trees to picnic tables by the lake to a nice campground in a scrub forest.
Lake Proctor Wilderness Area
Geneva 4.6 milesProtecting 475 acres of of marshes, prairie, sandhill, and scrub, Lake Proctor Wilderness Area echoes with the cries of sandhill cranes across the landscape.
Little-Big Econ Kolokee Loop
Oviedo 5.6 milesTieing together the Florida Trail, the Kolokee Trail, and the Flagler Trail, the 5.6-mile Kolokee Loop in Little Big Econ State Forest shows off the best facets of the its humid subtropical forest.
Little-Big Econ State Forest
Geneva 52.4 milesSpanning from Oviedo to Geneva and Chuluota, Little Big Econ State Forest encompasses more than 10,000 acres of diverse habitats.
Meet the Black Hammock Wilderness
On Feb 2, I was pumped to get outdoors – too many days spent indoors of late – and to celebrate both Florida Hiking Trails Month and a morning spent with my good friends Joan Jarvis and Jon Phipps, plus guest and fellow F-Trooper John Mahoney, …
Revisiting Little Big Econ
If you're never hiked along the bluffs of the Econlockhatchee River in Oviedo on the Florida Trail, you're missing out. Here's an easy and enjoyable route to follow from the Barr Street trailhead.
Round Lake Park
Oviedo 1.0 milesWith woodlands and wetlands edging its namesake lake, Round Lake Park has a delightful stroll for birding adjoining its playgrounds and picnic pavilions.
Seminole Ranch Puzzle Lake
Mims 8.4 milesAt the northern end of Seminole Ranch Conservation Area, roam 8.4 miles along the marshy eastern shore of Puzzle Lake, part of the St. Johns River system.