Enjoy the balmy weather and take a Florida hike! Merry Christmas to all.

Just saw this article via ABC Action News / Tampa regards Florida panther encounters being on the rise throughout the state. They mention one such encounter at the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, which has two trails that get you out into panther habitat. A researcher working in an area closed to the public (although [...]

I’ve completed posting details about the full list of 22 Florida State Parks at risk and have loaded them all, with links, into a Google map on the front page of Florida Hikes! Stop by and search for a park at risk near you.
Visit one of the parks at risk during the holidays and post [...]

I’m pulling together information from my various guidebooks to introduce you to each of the 19 state parks at risk of closure in 2009 and the 3 state parks that may drop out of the system entirely, if the legislature goes with the proposal tendered for budget cutting by Florida State Parks.
So far, here’s what [...]