Florida Hikes

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

Broad river with distant pass between trees

Tolomato River

Once rising from freshwater marshes in Palm Valley and flowing to St. Augustine, in 1908 the Tolomato River was connected by canal to the San Pablo River in Jacksonville.

Deep Creek State Forest

Ponte Vedra   1.1 miles

Well 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.

Fort Mose Historic State Park

Interpreting the first free African settlement in what would become the United States, Fort Mose educates through storytelling along 1.1 miles of trails and within its museum.

GTM Reserve Trails

St. Augustine   9.9 miles

Circling a peninsula between the Guana River and the Tolomato River, the extensive trail system at GTM Research Reserve is one of Florida's most beautiful hiking destinations.

Nocatee Landing

Ponte Vedra   2.0 miles

Whispers of the past carry on salt breezes across a wild landscape once home to an ancient civilization straddling the bounty of the Tolomato River estuary.

Stokes Landing Conservation Area

St. Augustine   2.7 miles

Fronting a vast estuary along the Tolomato River basin, Stokes Landing Conservation Area contrasts deeply shaded maritime hammock and marsh rims with panoramic views.