Florida Hikes

Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides

National Historic Trail Rice Creek

Rice Creek Conservation Area

Along a tributary of the St. Johns River rising from swamps west of Palatka, this conservation area encompasses the footprint of a British Colonial period rice plantation.

Florida Trail, Rice Creek

Palatka   5.2 miles

Home of ancient cypress trees and the remains of a 1700s rice plantation, Rice Creek Conservation Area has a fascinating loop trail along the statewide Florida Trail.

Rice Creek Nine Mile Tract

Palatka   3.5 miles

Meander across shady landscapes on this 3.5 mile hike combining a short loop bordering a marshy lake with a linear trail tracing a steep sandhill ridge above the Rice Creek basin.