Alafia River State Park lets you launch on a Florida downhill while mountain biking the rugged terrain of a reforested open pit mine.
Riverview
Where the Alafia River widens as it works it way towards Tampa Bay, Riverview was founded in 1856
Where the Alafia River widens as it works it way towards Tampa Bay, Riverview was founded in 1856
Lithia ( 27.780506,-82.145509 )
Alafia River State Park lets you launch on a Florida downhill while mountain biking the rugged terrain of a reforested open pit mine.
Riverview ( 27.8609, -82.3359 ) 1.4 miles
Discover a new perspective on the Alafia River basin on this easy loop through riverside uplands with a scenic overlook at its center.
Lithia ( 27.86712, -82.13813 ) 7.0 miles
Straddling the confluence of the North and South Prong of the Alafia River, Alderman’s Ford Conservation Park provides immersion into lush riverine forests.
Brandon ( 27.879559, -82.170972 ) 3.3 miles
Alderman’s Ford Preserve offers a surprising treat for a Central Florida hike: whitewater, showcasing the Alafia River churning as it winds through a deeply eroded channel
Apollo Beach ( 27.790778, -82.419128 )
With its natural waterfront on Tampa Bay, Apollo Beach Nature Preserve is a perfect place for birders, not beachgoers, a place to launch a kayak and scan the skies for osprey.
Ruskin ( 27.720926, -82.464003 ) 1.4 miles
Winding between a pair of ponds, the short trail at Bahia Beach Nature Preserve provides excellent birding opportunities amid restored habitats with native plants.
Riverview ( 27.840748, -82.301452 ) 4.2 miles
Weaving through scrubby habitats on an oasis of natural land surrounded by development, Bell Creek Nature Preserve provides a window to Florida’s vanishing landscapes.
Ruskin ( 27.653745, -82.468798 ) 4.0 miles
Surrounded by commercial farming, this rare piece of conserved natural land offers upland loops around a creek feeding Cockroach Bay.
Fishhawk Creek Preserve |  Brandon
( 27.8649, -82.2279 ) 3.5 miles
Hike rolling sandhills and rugged terrain sloping towards scenic views of the Alafia River and Little Fishhawk Creek near Lithia Springs.
Fishhawk Creek Preserve |  Riverview
( 27.817867, -82.230335 ) 2.8 miles
An easy-going 2.8-mile loop trail explores the south tract of Fishhawk Creek Preserve providing a glimpse of a few natural and endangered Florida habitats.
Tampa ( 27.82093, -82.35316 ) 8.5 miles
Protecting uplands immediately east of Tampa Bay, Golden Aster Scrub Nature Preserve immerses hikers within oak scrub habitat along a sandy loop trail.
Tampa ( 27.82093, -82.35316 ) 5.2 miles
Creating a 5.2 mile loop on the west side of Golden Aster Scrub Nature Preserve, the Red and Yellow Trails reveal a diversity of habitats.
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