Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides
Once an important cultural center for the indigenous Calusa, Pine Island is a laid-back outdoor destination
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To spend a day or a weekend on your own deserted island? Heaven. This is one of the tougher and costlier state parks to get to, but well worth it.
Where the Peace and Myakka Rivers meet, Charlotte Harbor covers more than five square miles, with the Charlotte County Blueway Trails providing paddlers access.
Get to know the little details of the coastal estuary protected by Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park on this loop through tidal marsh habitats
Two new preserves in Lee and Charlotte County – Galt Preserve and Buck Creek Preserve – will provide stops along the Florida Saltwater Circumnavigation Trail as well as new places to hike
A ramble to the mangrove-lined shores of St. Jude Harbor, the St. Jude Trail is a birder’s delight, tucked away in a residential neighborhood on the edge of St. James City on Pine Island and protected by the Calusa Land Trust.
