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Canal in Port St Lucie

Port St. Lucie

With natural lands along its barrier islands and rivers, Port St. Lucie and surrounding St. Lucie County has many hikes to showcase its preserves
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Blind Creek Park

Beachfront at Blind Creek Park

South Hutchinson Island      ( 27.364977, -80.249316 )      1.5 miles

Protecting more than 400 acres of wild shoreline along South Hutchinson Island, Blind Creek Park lies in the middle of the island, spanning from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian River Lagoon.

East Coast Greenway Stuart

Bike along bike path in greenway

East Coast Greenway  |  Stuart
( 27.26353, -80.25481 )      17.6 miles

Linking Port St. Lucie with Jensen Beach, Stuart, Port Salerno, and Hobe Sound, this 17.6 mile segment of the East Coast Greenway has dedicated bike paths at both ends.

Evans Creek

Launch access by sidewalk past picnic table

Savannas Preserve State Park  |  Port St. Lucie
( 27.3031, -80.3075 )      

Launch into a tributary of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River from state park land along US 1 in Port St. Lucie.

Florida Trail, Kissimmee

Florida Trail Kissimmee

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Basinger, Kenansville, Okeechobee
( 27.152740, -80.867500 )      111.3 miles

111.3 miles. Following the Kissimmee River floodplain, this is a scenic section of the Florida Trail with a mix of levees, shady woods, river views, open prairies, and cattle ranches.

Hawks Bluff Trail

Lily dotted blue water

Savannas Preserve State Park  |  Jensen Beach
( 27.26021, -80.24027 )      1.1 miles

Scramble up and down the Atlantic Coastal Ridge on this hike with scenic views of the southern end of the freshwater savannas stretching from Fort Pierce to Jensen Beach.

Hiking St Lucie County

Florida scrub-jays

April 13, 2010    Sandra Friend

Today was a surprising reintroduction to the hiking trails of St Lucie County. My, how they have grown! Since 2003, the number of trails in the county has doubled.

Oak Hammock Park

Shaded trail in tropical hammock

Port St. Lucie      ( 27.279042, -80.407811 )      1.5 miles

Buried in a sea of development in Port St. Lucie, Oak Hammock Park is one of those little gems that shouldn’t be missed, thanks to its dense hammock of live oaks

Ocean Bay Beachside

Ocean Bay Natural Area

Ocean Bay Natural Area  |  South Hutchinson Island
( 27.326032,-80.229703 )      0.3 miles

At Ocean Bay Natural Area, immerse yourself in a coastal dune environment on a short shady walk that tunnels through a tropical canopy of sea grapes, gumbo limbo, strangler fig, and sugarberry.

Oxbow Eco-Center Preserve

Bridge surrounded by tropical vegetation along a hiking trail

Port St. Lucie      ( 27.353654, -80.354626 )      3.4 miles

A network of nature trails circles natural habitats along North Fork of the St. Lucie River, radiating from an environmental center with family appeal.

Riding the East Coast Greenway to Stuart

Colorful mural behind bicycle

July 14, 2022    John Keatley

Scouting a piece of the East Coast Greenway on the Treasure Coast, John’s on-the-ground wayfinding stopped him short of his intended goal.

Savannas Preserve State Park

Open water prairie with lilies

Port St. Lucie      ( 27.298881,-80.272981 )      

Immerse in a grand expanse of wet prairies and pine flatwoods extending across two counties to the west of the Indian River Lagoon.

Spruce Bluff Natural Area

Spruce Bluff Natural Area

Port St. Lucie      ( 27.255416,-80.333265 )      2 miles

At Spruce Bluff Natural Area, trails lead to the site of a pioneer settlement and the largest Ais mound in South Florida amid scrub and wetlands in Port St. Lucie.

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