Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides
A mecca for the arts, Sarasota has popular beaches on its barrier islands and a surprising amount of green space.
A stronghold for Florida scrub jays north of Venice, Oscar Scherer State Park is an important island of biodiversity in an increasingly overdeveloped region.
A historic mansion and farmhouse anchor this 60-acre county park with paddler access to Phillippi Creek, fishing piers, and shell paths along a coastal hammock.
Named for a feature on old navigational maps, Sleeping Turtles Preserve North lets you see the Myakka River from its bluffs
The South Creek and Lester Finley Trails are part of the South Trail System at Oscar Scherer State Park, focusing on the flow of South Creek towards Little Sarasota Bay.
Share nature with the kids along Bee Ridge on 1.4 miles of family-friendly trails in a popular county park with four playgrounds surrounding a 1905 home open for tours.
