On Tuesday, the Florida Senate Appropriations Committee backed down from their proposal-in-committee to fold the Office of Greenways and Trails into Florida State Parks.  After the committee wrapped their recommendations for the day, I received an email from my friend Kent Wimmer that confirmed that OGT was not under discussion for loss of budget.  Thanks [...]

The Florida Legislature is at it again. Last year the cuts to the Department of Environmental Protection threatened the continued existence of certain Florida State Parks; now it’s a frontal assault on a full department of the government, the Office of Greenways & Trails.
This is terribly ironic at a time when Florida was named the [...]

A campground overlooking the bayou, shaded by an oak canopy. A lovely day use area on the bluffs. Gentle trails that all of the family can enjoy. I was so pleasantly surprised on my visit last spring to thoroughly canvass this Florida State Park and discover all it had to offer. I just filled in [...]

Jump in and look for whatever trail or destination you need to on FloridaHikes.com, and now you’ll find it! The default search was kind of wonky, so I finally replaced it with a custom Google search that not only searches all 1,000+ pages of the main site but grabs content from My Florida Hikes and [...]

Win a prize for going on a hike!
Granted, our weather isn’t cooperating with the joyful launch into the best month for hiking in Florida, but keep an eye on your local forecast and see if this weekend offers an opportunity for you to get out and hike! It’s OUR time of year, when hunting season [...]