Florida Hikes

Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides

Space View Park

Titusville

Sitting between the St. Johns River and the Indian River Lagoon, Titusville is a gateway to nature, trails, and space

INTERACTIVE MAP

Saturday Ride on the C2C

A Saturday ride on the Brevard Coast to Coast Trail meant meeting lots of riders and finally trying out the breakfast that volunteers at the Mims United Methodist Church put on for cyclists.

Scottsmoor Flatwoods Sanctuary

Mims   6.1 miles

Straddling the sandy uplands of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, Scottsmoor Flatwoods Sanctuary protects 1,700 acres of flatwoods, scrub, and wetlands in North Brevard.

Seminole Ranch Puzzle Lake

Mims   8.4 miles

At the northern end of Seminole Ranch Conservation Area, roam 8.4 miles along the marshy eastern shore of Puzzle Lake, part of the St. Johns River system.

Seminole Ranch Snake Creek Levee

Mims   1.4 miles

At the north end of Seminole Ranch Conservation Area, this 1.4-mile round-trip leads to an observation tower with an extensive panorama across Loughman Lake and Salt Lake.

Seminole Rest

Oak Hill   0.3 miles

The accessible Seminole Rest Trail interprets a historic and archaeological site at Canaveral National Seashore along the shores of the Indian River Lagoon.

South Lake Conservation Area

Titusville   1.2 miles

A scrub preserve on the Atlantic Coastal Ridge in Titusville, South Lake Conservation Area provides a surprisingly hilly loop hike through the territory of Florida scrub-jay families.

South Lake Trail

Titusville   1.3 miles

Culminating at a breezy observation platform with a panorama of marshy South Lake, this easy Titusville hike is both short and scenic.

Space View Park

Place your hands in Neil Armstrong's handprints and look up to the moon at this unique waterfront park in downtown Titusville that recounts the history of the American space program.

Sunflowers on the St. Johns

For more than a decade, I've been chasing sunflower blooms in Florida wetlands in October. In 2021, it's a banner year for these showy beauties in Central Florida.

Swapping a Mountain Bike for a Hybrid

When is it time to swap your ride? It all depends on your bike's reliability and how suitable it is for the terrain. With us staying close to home and the miles piling up on my mountain bike, it was time to consider a change.

The Moon Tree Garden

Florida's most unique arboretum features a circle of sycamores honoring the Apollo missions, all here thanks to an Apollo 14 project for the U.S. Forest Service to take tree seedings into orbit around the moon.