Sugary-white sand and emerald water are counterpoints on a hike that leads you through nearly 4 miles of pristine dunes - up and over and down, a true roller-coaster of a hike - at the UWF Dunes Preserve in Pensacola Beach. This linear segment of the Florida Trail is one of the prettier places to [...]

Out past Pensacola within earshot of the Gulf of Mexico, Big Lagoon State Park is notable for being a gateway to the Great Florida Birding Trail, with a large observation tower overlooking the vast sweep of the namesake lagoon. There are always wading birds and raptors here, either poking around the shallows or diving for [...]