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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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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, […]
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
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 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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