Alligator Creek Preserve
Punta Gorda 2.9 milesA series of loop trails radiate from Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center, exploring upland habitats and wetlands where freshwater and saltwater ecosystems converge.
Babcock Ranch Ecotour Trail
Punta Gorda 2.3 milesAt Babcock Ranch Preserve, the Ecotour Trail is a no-cost option to getting your feet wet on an exploration of wet flatwoods habitats along a pathway through the palmetto prairie.
Babcock Ranch Footprints Trail
Punta Gorda 2.2 milesFollowing old forest roads, the purple-blazed loop of the Footprints Trail through the heart of Babcock Ranch, a vast prairie punctuated by cypress strands, provides a simple introduction to this often-squishy ecosystem.
Cabbage Key Nature Trail
Pine Island Sound 0.5 milesHike the Cabbage Key Nature Trail for a step back in time on an island known for its great cheeseburgers and layers of mystery, from Calusa times to a mystery writer's family retreat.
Charlotte Harbor
Where the Peace and Myakka Rivers meet, Charlotte Harbor covers more than five square miles, with the Charlotte County Blueway Trails providing paddlers access.
Old Datsun Trail
Punta Gorda 1.4 milesWhere pine flatwoods and palm hammocks regain a foothold atop formerly farmed fields, the Old Datsun Trail loops what was once an agricultural school
Peace River
Rising from marshes in the Green Swamp basin in Lakeland, the Peace River winds through fossil-rich Bone Valley west of the Lake Wales Ridge, reaching the Gulf of Mexico at Charlotte Harbor.
Ponce De Leon Park
Punta Gorda 0.5 milesA city park with dramatic sunsets over a beach on Charlotte Harbor, Ponce De Leon Park is a delight for birders and paddlers, too.
Punta Gorda Harborwalk
Punta Gorda 2.3 milesSpanning 2.3 miles along Charlotte Harbor, the Harborwalk is a recreational gem in downtown Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda History Park
On nine acres in residential Punta Gorda along the Shared Use Path, History Park preserves historic buildings in a garden setting within a block of Linear Park.
Punta Gorda Linear Park
Punta Gorda 2.3 milesA greenway through the heart of historic Punta Gorda, Linear Park provides an unexpected corridor of nature.
Telegraph Creek and Bob Janes Preserves
Fort Myers 4.0 milesAn impressive array of xeric, mesic, and aquatic habits is on display along a 4 mile set of loop trails traversing Telegraph Creek and Bob Janes Preserves.