Wildflower Walks

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Spring and fall are the prime wildflower seasons for Florida’s major habitats – the pine flatwoods and the sandhills – with showy displays of both common and rare species, especially in the northern reaches of the state. Summer brings out bright colors in the sawgrass prairies of South Florida as well as orchids in the southern swamps and in the hammocks of Central Florida. Florida is well known for its abundance of blooms, and you’ll see them best along our hiking trails.

A Walk with Angus Gholson

While researching Exploring Florida's Botanical Wonders, I had the honor of a visit to Angus Gholson's herbarium in Chattahoochee, as
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Alfred A. Ring Park

Alfred A. Ring Park features a dense slope forest along Hogtown Creek with old-growth trees and rare wildflowers along Appalachian-style
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Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park

In late winter, azaleas create ribbons of bright color beneath the live oak canopy across the grounds of Maclay Gardens,
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Angus Gholson Nature Park

Above the Apalachicola River, the community of Chattahoochee hides a natural treasure in its deep ravines—a park named for its
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Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway

In the Apalachicola National Forest, the Apalachee Savannas Scenic Byway is a winding stretch of scenic road through expansive wet
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Arch Creek Park

The tropical hammock at Arch Creek Park was the site of a Tequesta Indian village between 500 B.C. and 1300
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Babcock Ecotour Trail

At Babcock Wilderness Adventures - a popular ecotourism attraction east of Punta Gorda - the Ecotour Trail is a no-cost
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Babcock Ranch Footprints Trail

Following old forest roads, the purple-blazed loop of the Footprints Trail through the heart of Babcock Ranch, a vast prairie
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Bayard Conservation Area

Bayard Conservation Area preserves an untouched riverfront forest on the St. Johns River. Follow this route through the John P.
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Bear Cut Preserve

On the shores of the Atlantic Ocean at Crandon Park on Key Biscayne, Bear Cut Nature Preserve is a precious
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Big Oak Trail

The Big Oak Trail is one of the most scenic hikes in North Florida. Much of the hiking parallels the
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Bivens Arm Nature Park

The City of Gainesville's very first nature park, Bivens Arm surrounds a marshy "arm" of Paynes Prairie, where trees tower
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Blazing Star Nature Preserve

Traverse a scrub forest amid remnants of the ancient dunes of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge at Blazing Star Preserve, a
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Boulders and blossoms at Florida Caverns

Looking for a compelling wildflower walk? One of Florida's showiest parades of wildflowers clings to the bluffs at Florida Caverns
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Caladesi Island Trail

Protecting a windswept shoreline and a variety of habitats on a barrier island, Caladesi Island State Park is one of
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Caloosahatchee Regional Park

East of Fort Myers, 768-acre Caloosahatchee Regional Park provides an outdoor escape along the Caloosahatchee River with a campground and
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Cary Nature Trail

In the 3,413-acre Cary State Forest, the 1.4 mile Cary Nature Trail is hiking only, one among dozens of miles
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Castellow Hammock Preserve

At Castellow Hammock, you’re stepping into Florida’s past as you follow the nature trail into a remnant of tropical forest.
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Caverns Trail System

Most people come to see the stalactites and stalagmites at Florida’s only show cave. But the hiking’s even weirder at
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Cayo Costa Hiking Trails

Offshore from Boca Grande and Pine Island, Cayo Costa State Park is tough to get to but the 6.5 miles
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