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Wildlife viewing in Florida

Parks, natural lands, and trails notable for wildlife encounters, the whole range from armadillos to alligators, Florida black bears to gopher tortoises, and manatees to whales.

Wild Persimmon Trail

A stream crossing along the trail

De Leon Springs State Park  |  De Leon Springs
( 29.136952, -81.361309 )      4.4 miles

At De Leon Springs State Park, the Wild Persimmon Trail is a 4.4 mile wild walk along the edge of habitats in the floodplain forest created by the springs

Wild Tamarind Trail

Wild Tamarind Trail at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park  |  Key Largo
( 25.1254, -80.4072 )      0.3 miles

Tunneling into the deep shade of the Key Largo Hammock, a tropical forest that once covered most of the uplands of this island, the Wild Tamarind Trail provides you a close-up look at the trees and shrubs that make up this not-so-common forest.

Wild Turkey Trace

Wild Turkey Trace

Chassahowitzka WMA  |  Weeki Wachee
( 28.648983, -82.575067 )      0.6 miles

Along an upland trail in Chassahowitzka WMA, Wild Turkey Trace immerses you in the turkey oaks and pines of the sandhill forest, with the surprise of a boggy marsh along the way.

Wiregrass Prairie Preserve

Wiregrass and young longleaf pines

Osteen      ( 28.920557, -81.065761 )      8.4 miles

Pull on your swamp shoes to explore one of Volusia County’s most remote trail systems along a massive basin swamp in the St. Johns River valley

Wiregrass Prairie South Loop

Pine flatwoods with saw palmetto

Wiregrass Prairie Preserve  |  Osteen
( 28.905797,-81.052816 )      3.3 miles

Circling a panoramic landscape of pine savanna, this 3.3-mile hike at Wiregrass Prairie Preserve features colorful wildflowers and expansive views

Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve

Salt Pond at Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve

Yankeetown      ( 29.028244, -82.726545 )      2.5 miles

The sweep of salt marshes and the salt breeze surround you on a walk through the trail system at Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve, a 413-acre preserve in Yankeetown

Wright Lake Trail

Wright Lake Trail pitcher plants

Apalachicola National Forest  |  Sumatra
( 30.000536, -85.002522 )      4.6 miles

At Wright Lake Recreation Area near Sumatra, a day hiking loop along the western edge of the Apalachicola National Forest features an unusual bridge and numerous pitcher plant bogs

Wuesthoff Trail

Sand pines along paved path

Titusville      ( 28.55616, -80.824629 )      3.2 miles

One of Titusville’s hidden gems, the Wuesthoff Trail offers a surprising roller-coaster of elevation changes along a strip of sand pine scrub topping the Atlantic Coast Ridge.

Wulfert Keys Trail

Wulfert Keys Trail

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge  |  Sanibel Island
( 26.474729, -82.148979 )      0.5 miles

Does a crocodile smile? You might find out with a walk down the Wulfert Keys Trail, which follows a mangrove-lined canal at Ding Darling NWR to the edge of Hardworking Bay.

Yamato Scrub Natural Area

Yamato Scrub

Boca Raton      ( 26.409071,-80.097006 )      2.7 miles

A 217-acre natural area atop the Atlantic Coastal Ridge in Boca Raton, Yamato Scrub protects the largest chunk of native scrub habitat found this far south in Florida.

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