Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides
Tampa Bay is one of Florida’s largest landforms, a large shallow bay with many urban communities along its shores, most notably Tampa and St. Petersburg.
Farmland turned back to mangrove marshes: that’s Robinson Preserve, with more than 4 miles of hiking on shell and wild pathways along Tampa Bay at Bradenton.
Accessed via a trailhead along SR 52, the 6,533-acre Serenova Tract of Starkey Wilderness Preserve is the “wild space” to the north of J.B. Starkey Wilderness Park in New Port Richey. An effort is underway to try to put a road through the preserve, and locals are fighting against it. Here’s what’s going on and how you can help.
The interpretive Soldier’s Hole Trail at Fort De Soto State Park offers a close look at the three varieties of mangroves that grow in Florida plus some gorgeous views of Bunce’s Pass.
Located at the south end of Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg’s gem is the Pinellas Trail, but there are also many hikes that are relatively short as well as paddling opportunities.
While Tampa is a large city along the north shore of Tampa Bay, it has many natural lands protecting its water supply, providing outdoor recreation opportunities
Home to a plenitude of wading birds, Terra Ceia Preserve State Park is an aquatic preserve protecting the ragged northern shoreline of Terra Ceia, open for exploration by water.
We launched a new full-color edition of 50 Hikes in Central Florida at the National Trails Festival in Deland the first weekend of October. Take a peek inside.
The Trefoil Trail is a new trail inside of Cockroach Bay Preserve which showcases pristine Florida ecosystems. Great for birdwatchers and nature lovers.
Three short nature trails – the Eagle Trail, the Otter Trail, and the Bobcat Trail – explore different aspects of Upper Tampa Bay County Park’s ecosystems, including the mangrove-lined estuary.
Along the Pinellas Trail, Wall Springs Park showcases a historic spring and mangroves along the Gulf of Mexico
Tunneling through mangrove forests and palm hammocks to overlooks on Tampa Bay, the trails of Weedon Island Preserve offer unique perspectives for birders while interpreting one of Florida’s ancient settlements.
