Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides
One of the four rivers rising from the Green Swamp northeast of Tampa, the Peace River flows for 106 miles to Charlotte Harbor. It is not considered navigable north of Fort Meade, and at times dries up through Arcadia, when fossil hunters come out to comb the bottom for finds.
In the heart of Florida’s cattle ranching country, Arcadia sits along the Peace River, which offers up an array of public lands for outdoor recreation
Paralleling US 98 between Bartow and Lakeland, the Fort Fraser Trail is along an urban greenway with connectivity to Circle B Bar Reserve
With an array of parks and natural lands and a network of bike trails, Lakeland is a hub for outdoor recreation.
At the site of a former phosphate mine, a boardwalk slips through the cypress swamps of the Peace River floodplain at Mosaic Peace River Park near Fort Meade.
Straddling the former treaty boundary of Seminole lands, this interpretive site along the Peace River features a network of trails tied together by a swinging footbridge.
Discover a scenic shoreline along the Peace River where Paynes Creek empties into the winding, narrow river’s tannic flow.
Along the sweep of Charlotte Harbor at Punta Gorda, natural lands provide places to trek and paddle while miles of bike paths beckon
Spanning 2.3 miles along Charlotte Harbor, the Harborwalk is a recreational gem in downtown Punta Gorda
