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Lake Tarpon

Tarpon Springs

The northern terminus of the Pinellas Trail, Tarpon Springs has a rich history as an early Greek settlement.

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A.L. Anderson Park

Boardwalk at A.L. Anderson Park

Tarpon Springs      ( 28.133558,-82.739134 )      0.3 miles

Along busy US 19 in Tarpon Springs, hugs the western shore of Lake Tarpon, offering plenty of picnic pavilions along a boardwalk following the cypress-lined shore.

Anclote Gulf Park

Anclote Gulf Park boardwalk

New Port Richey      ( 28.1927, -82.7861 )      1.1 miles

A place for spectacular sunsets, Anclote Gulf Park offers several observation decks along its coastal boardwalks overlooking Anclote Key and the Gulf of Mexico

Anclote Key Preserve State Park

Anclote Key

Tarpon Springs      ( 28.165565,-82.84039 )      

A place to play Robinson Crusoe for a day or overnight, Anclote Key Preserve State Park is an offshore gem in the Gulf of Mexico made up of four islands within sight of Tarpon Springs

Brooker Creek Headwaters

Tunnel of trees above trail

Brooker Creek  |  Tarpon Springs
( 28.136793, -82.555810 )      3.9 miles

With nearly 4 miles of footpaths adjoining the paved Upper Tampa Bay Trail, Brooker Creek Headwaters explores the rise of a waterway that nourishes Lake Tarpon.

Brooker Creek Preserve

Tarpon Springs      ( 28.1319, -82.6566 )      4.5 miles

The largest nature preserve in Pinellas County, Brooker Creek Preserve protects a mosaic of vanishing habitats while interpreting their value along more than 4 miles of trails.

Caladesi Island State Park

Caladesi Island beachfront

Dunedin      ( 28.032691,-82.81926 )      

Protecting a windswept shoreline and a variety of habitats on a barrier island, Caladesi Island State Park is one of the gems of the Florida State Parks system

Caladesi Island Trail

Caladesi Island State Park  |  Dunedin
( 28.031762, -82.819508 )      3.0 miles

On the Island Trail, discover how virgin pines and mangrove swamps define the wild side of Caladesi Island, a slender barrier island north of Clearwater Beach

Florida Coast to Coast Trail

Bike path through pine forest

Titusville Sanford Winter Garden Clermont Brooksville Tarpon Springs Dunedin Largo St. Petersburg      ( 28.628706, -80.787021 )      191.4 miles

With a corridor spanning more than 220 miles across nine Florida counties, the Florida Coast to Coast Trail (C2C) is Central Florida’s long distance bike path

Gifting in Greek

The bins outside Gift World

June 29, 2009    Sandra Friend

Gift World in Tarpon Springs is the one place I know I can find authentic imports from Greece, be it the latest pop CD from Anna Vizzi or a new alphabet primer for the little ones.

Honeymoon Island State Park

Beach at Honeymoon Island

Dunedin      ( 28.060108,-82.817649 )      

An offshore getaway accessible by car, bike, or paddle, Honeymoon Island State Park offers white sand beaches along the Gulf of Mexico

Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park

Starkey Wilderness backcountry

New Port Richey      ( 28.2522, -82.6496 )      50.0 miles

Explore an expansive landscape of pine flatwoods, prairies, scrubby flatwoods, and open scrub along nearly 50 miles of trails just east of New Port Richey

John Chesnut Sr. Park

John Chesnut Park

Palm Harbor      ( 28.085158, -82.702635 )      2.7 miles

With its extensive waterfront on Lake Tarpon and Brooker Creek in Oldsmar, John Chesnut Sr. Park has always been a popular natural getaway near Tampa Bay.

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