Florida Hikes

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

Fakahatchee ferns

Safety Harbor

Home of Espiritu Santo Springs and a massive Tocobaga ceremonial mound overlooking Tampa Bay, Safety Harbor is a richly canopied historic community.

Gladys E Douglas Preserve

Dunedin   0.8 miles

A series of short trails explore rare scrub communities within the last known rosemary bald habitat in Pinellas County.

John Chesnut Sr. Park

Palm Harbor   2.7 miles

Weaving through floodplain forests and cypress swamps, the boardwalks and trails of John Chesnut Sr. Park add a place to pause for wildlife along a wild shoreline on Lake Tarpon.

Kapok Park

Clearwater   1.1 miles

A wetlands park at the western end of the Ream Wilson Trail, Kapok Park replaced an aging trailer park with a stunning restoration of a portion of Alligator Creek.

Safety Harbor Waterfront Park

Safety Harbor   1.0 miles

Loop a community green space in front of a historic hotel on Tampa Bay using a coastal boardwalk through a mangrove forest and the eastern end of the Ream Wilson Trail.

Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park

Tampa   2.5 miles

A trio of trails explore bayfront habitats at this family-oriented park with a popular nature center and kayak launch on the north rim of Tampa Bay.