Florida Hikes

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

Rest area picnic grove

Sanderson

Along SR 90 and US 10 between Glen St. Mary and Lake City, the small town of Sanderson adjoins vast public lands to the west and north.

Bethea State Forest

Sanderson   10.0 miles

With nearly 40,000 acres along the Florida-Georgia border, John M. Bethea State Forest provides an important corridor for wildlife migrating between the Okefenokee Swamp and Osceola National Forest.

Fanny Bay Trail

Sanderson   1.2 miles

Starting at the westbound Sanderson rest area along Interstate 10, the Fanny Bay Trail leads you through pine flatwoods into a cypress swamp with ancient cypresses.

Maple Set Trail

Sanderson   2.5 miles

Providing a peek into an ecologically important area along the eastern edge of Bethea State Forest, the 2.5 mile Maple Set Trail showcases the beauty of the St. Marys River basin.