Buck Lake Conservation Area East
Mims 5.7 milesWatch for flashes of blue as Florida scrub-jays flit between shrubs on scrubby islands along the eastern loops of 9,600-acre Buck Lake Conservation Area.
Canaveral Marshes
Titusville 5.0 milesHike up to 5 miles on levees through the marshes of the St. Johns River at Canaveral Marshes Conservation Area between Orlando and Titusville.
Canaveral National Seashore
Canaveral National Seashore protects 58,000 acres of maritime hammocks, dunes, and coastline north of Cape Canaveral, a natural sandy cape that formed where ocean currents meet.
Chain of Lakes Park
Titusville 3.9 milesBuffering a green ribbon of Indian River Lagoon shoreline from US 1, Chain of Lakes Park offers dozens of ways to put together a walk through the wetlands.
City of Titusville Multi-Use Trail
milesExploring Titusville by bike, I return to an old favorite and little-known 3.6-mile round-trip bike path that gives cyclists a great workout as it climbs atop the Atlantic Coastal Ridge: the City of Titusville Multi-Use Trail
Coconut Point Sanctuary
Melbourne Beach 1.0 milesCall it the Ocean-to-Lagoon Hike: this 1 mile loop through one of Brevard County's most diverse natural lands connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon in Melbourne Beach
Dicerandra Scrub Sanctuary
Titusville 1.5 milesNamed for the rare Titusville mint that grows only along the high ground inland from the lagoon, Dicerandra Scrub offers refuge for Florida scrub-jays.
Doc Ehrhart Sanctuary
Melbourne Beach 1.0 milesHome to a gentle mile loop through coastal habitats on the Barrier Island Trail, Doc Ehrhart Sanctuary is a gateway to Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge.
Enchanted Forest Sanctuary
Titusville 2.5 milesIt's not rocket science: the first and finest of the Brevard Environmental Endangered Lands, Enchanted Forest Sanctuary in Titusville is a fabulous destination for family hiking.
Erna Nixon Park
Melbourne 0.8 milesAlthough Erna Nixon Park is just down the street from one of the busiest shopping malls on the Space Coast, it transports you out of suburbia and into the wilds of Florida's past.
Fox Lake Sanctuary
Titusville 5.0 milesProtecting more than 2,500 acres along the western edge of Titusville, Fox Lake Sanctuary provides an immense landscape for exploration.
Fox Lake Yellow Trail
Titusville 4.0 milesThrough habitats ranging from desert-like scrub to marshy boardwalks and and squishy footpaths, the Yellow Trail circles the tip of a peninsula into Fox Lake.