Florida Hikes

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

Estuary view

Palm Valley

Historic community spanning the upper Tolomato River between Nocatee, Ponte Vedra, and Ponte Vedra Beach where the river once rose from a dense swamp thick with cabbage palms.

Deep Creek State Forest

Ponte Vedra   1.1 miles

Well hidden at the north end of St. Johns County, Deep Creek State Forest protects 379 acres along the flow of its namesake to where it meets the Tolomato River.

Nocatee Landing

Ponte Vedra   2.0 miles

Whispers of the past carry on salt breezes across a wild landscape once home to an ancient civilization straddling the bounty of the Tolomato River estuary.

Nocatee Preserve

Ponte Vedra   10.5 miles

A linear buffer between a massive planned community and the Tolomato River in Palm Valley, Nocatee Preserve protects 2,400 acres of riverfront habitats north of St. Augustine.