Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides
Articles and destinations with slide shows showcasing the beauty of that particular park or trail.
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The Land Bridge section of the Florida Trail has a special place in my heart since I helped create it under the tutelage of Kenneth Smith, ‘Mr. Greenway,’ who retired last year from being a section leader.
Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park in Tallahassee has the distinction of being a park inside city limits where you won’t feel a touch of city, its trails on sloping hillsides along Lake Jackson.
For immersion into the world’s largest sand pine scrub forest, take a journey along the Florida Trail through the Juniper Prairie Wilderness. It’s perennially a getaway for backpackers thanks to its natural beauty.
Archaeological treasures unburied: in Glades County, learn about the unique archaeological finds near Lake Okeechobee, with interpretation at two different hiking trails.
Atop one of the highest points in Florida stands a monument to an immigrant who lived the American Dream and decided that his legacy would be to preserve this high point: Bok Tower Gardens
One of the hikes that sticks in my memory from when I was under ten years old is the Pine Land Trail at Everglades National Park, with its oolite holes and tree snails.
A campground overlooking the bayou, shaded by an oak canopy. A lovely day use area on the bluffs. Gentle trails that all of the family can enjoy. That’s Rocky Bayou State Park.
South of Tallahassee in the Apalachicola National Forest is one of Florida’s most beautiful and intriguing trail systems showcasing the weird and wonderful world of karst topography
Hike to Florida Bay in Everglades National Park along the Snake Bight Trail. Here’s a visual preview.
