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UPCOMING EVENTS

Feb 22: I-Did-A-Hike, Gold Head Branch State Park, 8:30 AM
Mar 7-9: Florida Trail Association Annual Conference, Camp McConnell, Gainesville
Mar 16: Florida Hikes! @ Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival, Festival Pavilion, 10-2 PM
April 7: “How to Hike the Florida Trail,” FTA Panhandle Chapter Meeting, Panama City, 6:30 PM
Jun 20-22: Trail Dames Summit, Boone, NC

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  • LATEST NEWS

  • Patches

    Patches for Florida’s Trails

    Years ago, it was very common to see patches sewn on canvas backpacks. I believe it started in Europe and slowly found its way to the US. In the very early 1970s ,when I first […]

    Camp McConnell

    Florida Trail Association conference Mar 7-9

    March 7-9 are the dates of the annual Florida Trail Association annual conference, being held for the second year at Camp McConnell, Gainesville, a YMCA camp just north of Micanopy off US 441. Pre-registration closes […]

    The unending sweep of prairie: more beyond each line of trees

    Prairie Reflections

    Slipping into Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park in the early morning hours of our second day of backpacking, you could feel the distinct change from Starvation Slough. No more fenceline keeping us off a rancher’s […]

    Amid oaks and palms

    Discovering Starvation Slough

    I didn’t want to get my feet wet. We were barely a mile in on a multi-day hike. Standing at the edge of the creek, looking at all the day hikers around me shedding their […]

    Kissimmee River at KICCO ghost town

    New Kissimmee section lock crossing now open

    As of February 10, the following lock crossing procedure is in place for hikers crossing the new section of the Florida Trail along Kissimmee River between KICCO WMA and Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park: 1) […]

    The Battle of Olustee

    Battle of Olustee reenactment starts Friday

    Friday, February 14 isn’t just Valentine’s Day this year, but marks the kickoff for the 34th annual Battle of Olustee reenactment, the largest Civil War reenactment held this far south. It’s not just about the […]

    Everglades National Park

    Free admission to National Parks this weekend

    February 15-17 marks this year’s annual fee-free weekend for Presidents’ Day in all National Parks in America, which includes our National Parks, Monuments, Seashores and Preserves in Florida. Entrance fees are waived for the weekend, […]

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  • LATEST HIKES

  • Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park

    Relocation of the Florida Trail along the Kissimmee River

    The move of the Florida Trail to the east side of the Kissimmee River is the longest and most significant trail relocation seen in many years. As this season’s thru-hikers and section hikers will reach […]

    Amberjack Environmental Park

    Amberjack Environmental Park

    At Amberjack Environmental Park, a surprising collision of scrub and mangrove habitats occurs in Rotunda amid 225 acres of conservation land on high ground in the Cape Haze peninsula of Charlotte County. Accessed via a […]

    Boardwalk through mangroves

    Lemon Bay Conservancy – Duisberg Nature Trail

    Off the narrow scenic road that weaves its way down Manasota Key, Blind Pass Beach is the southernmost beach in Sarasota County, and certainly its quietest. Starting from the beach parking area on the bay […]

    Boca Ciega Millenium Park

    Boca Ciega Millennium Park

    With its highlight an observation tower providing you a sweeping view of Boca Ciega Bay, Boca Ciega Millenium Park is a popular family-friendly getaway in Pinellas County with a gentle boardwalk and footpath showcasing the […]

    Goldenrod in Big Cypress

    CREW Corkscrew Marsh

    Explore the northwestern boundary of Corkscrew Marsh – one corner of a massive conservation area surrounding Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and protecting the watershed feeding the swamp – on a series of trails that traverses through […]

    Backpackers on the Okee-tantie section of the Florida Trail

    Florida Trail, Okee-tantie to Platts Bluff

    Following the Kissimmee River north from where it empties into Lake Okeechobee, the Florida Trail is atop a series of South Florida Water Management District dikes similar to those encountered south of the lake. The […]

    Loblolly Woods

    Loblolly Woods Nature Park

    Protecting 159 acres of lushly forested bottomland along the confluence of Possum Creek and Hogtown Creek, Loblolly Woods Nature Park is one of ten parks that make up the City of Gainesville’s Hogtown Creek Greenway […]

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