Anastasia State Park
St. Augustine 11.4 milesAnastasia State Park is windswept and sandy, with an arc of beach that stretches four miles to Matanzas Inlet, curving in on itself to face the ancient city of St. Augustine.
Anastasia State Park Ancient Dunes Trail
St. Augustine 0.7 milesScramble sharp inclines and woodland staircases beneath a canopy of ancient oaks and magnolias on the surprisingly rugged Ancient Dunes Trail at Anastasia State Park.
Anastasia State Park Marsh Trail
St. Augustine 1.3 milesOn the Marsh Trail at Anastasia State Park, sea oats sway in the breeze alongside a scenic path flanked by tall dunes and a saltwater lagoon teeming with wildlife.
Bayard Conservation Area
Green Cove Springs 7.0 milesBayard Point Conservation Area preserves an untouched riverfront forest on the St. Johns River. Follow this route through the John P. Hall Nature Preserve to visit the river.
Bella Vista Trail
Palm Coast 1.9 milesBurrowing deep into a jungle-like hammock along the Matanzas River, this loop to the north end of Washington Oaks Gardens State Park circles a historic piece of old A1A.
Canopy Shores Park
St. Augustine 0.6 milesNo matter your age or ability, the short paved loop at Canopy Shores Park makes for a shady immersion in an old-growth coastal forest in St. Augustine.
Castillo de San Marcos
The only remaining 17th century fortress in North America, the Castillo de San Marcos defended the Spanish colony of St. Augustine from two British sieges in the 1700s.
Deep Creek State Forest
Ponte Vedra 1.1 milesWell hidden at the north end of St. Johns County, Deep Creek State Forest protects 379 acres along the flow of its namesake to where it meets the Tolomato River.
Faver-Dykes Pine Loop
St. Augustine 0.5 milesNestled in oak hammocks along Pellicer Creek, the Pine Loop Trail at Faver-Dykes State Park lets landlubbers trace the route of the creek through old-growth pines.
Faver-Dykes State Park
St. Augustine milesAt Faver-Dykes State Park, explore the estuaries of the Matanzas River and the uplands above Pellicer Creek.
Fish Island Preserve
St. Augustine 1.9 milesOnly a few miles from downtown St. Augustine, a set of well-marked paths explore shady hammocks and expansive salt marshes on the grounds of a former orange plantation.
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