For Father’s Day, Florida State Parks is offering 75% off admission fees in honor of Dad and the 75th anniversary of Florida State Parks. I’d thought it was free - sorry fir the premature announcement, readers - but 75% off is a heck of a deal! Take Dad out to swim, snorkel, fish - saltwater [...]

It’s officially hiking season in Florida with the kickoff of Greenways and Trails Month, a celebration of outdoor recreation throughout the state of Florida.  We’re “America’s Best Trails State,” according to American Trails, so it’s time to get out and enjoy our resources - not just hiking, but biking, paddling, and birding, too, as the [...]

Despite the Governor’s wishes, our legislature is pushing to cut the DEP budget so severely that the Office of Greenways & Trails may shut down entirely. This is NOT good news for the state just named the top Trails state in the United States by American Trails this fall.  Here’s an op-ed by Elaine McLaughlin, [...]

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 [...]