Alligator Lake Park
Lake City 8.7 milesIn the city once called Alligator, Alligator Lake has long been a gathering place. Loop it on a levee on a spectacularly showy hike beneath moss-draped cypresses.

Florida parks with picnic tables and picnic pavilions. Great places to plan a picnic with the family. Pavilions usually must be reserved in advance.

In the city once called Alligator, Alligator Lake has long been a gathering place. Loop it on a levee on a spectacularly showy hike beneath moss-draped cypresses.

Follow a puzzle of levees and berms between cypress strands in the southern reaches of Alligator Lake Park on a series of named trails.

At Amberjack Environmental Park in Rotonda, explore a surprising meld of scrub and mangrove habitats along the high ground of the Cape Haze Peninsula.

On an easy mile loop amid the grandeur of an ancient hydric hammock, savor shade, shape, and form in a hidden wild space in the St. Lucie River floodplain in Fort Pierce.

On primordial bluffs along the Lower Suwannee River, magnificently tall trees reside within a massive old growth hardwood hammock teeming with abundant wildlife.

For most visitors, the Anhinga Trail is their first glimpse into Everglades National Park. It's short, and the alligators are right there: hard to miss

A popular recreation destination for local residents, Ann & Chuck Dever Regional Park also encompasses significant uplands along Oyster Creek.

Along a picturesque Atlantic beach, a family-friendly accessible boardwalk weaves through a coastal forest, passing several covered picnic tables along the way.

Unit 4 of Apalachicola NERR conserves over a mile of important habitats for endangered shorebirds on St. George Island at East Hole on Apalachicola Bay.

Encompassing 63 acres along Tampa Bay, Apollo Beach Nature Preserve offers a natural waterfront and scenic views from an accessible observation tower.

An oasis of natural tropical hammock in North Miami, Arch Creek Park hugs the eastern edge of its namesake creek, which once had a natural limestone bridge used by indigenous peoples and pioneers.

A breezy walk along the St. Johns River awaits at this park near the north end of Arlington, its half mile riverside boardwalk connecting to showy upland trails and to Blue Cypress Park.
