Throughout Gainesville, creeks vanish into the ground, becoming part of the Floridan Aquifer. Along the two short but rugged trails that comprise this loop - the Moonshine Creek Trail and the Creek … [Read more...]
Florida State Parks
Hikes in Florida State Parks, our award-winning system of more than 160 parks, preserves, and historic sites throughout Florida. While many are nature trails, our state park system also includes backpacking loops up to 39 miles long.
Wakulla Springs State Park – Cherokee Sink Trail
A karst window into the watery world of the Woodville Karst Plain, Cherokee Sink is a large, deep water-filled sinkhole in a less-traveled section of Wakulla Springs State Park. More than 250 wide at … [Read more...]
Myakka River State Park – Canopy Walk and Boylston Nature Trail
Other than the Bird Trail, a boardwalk out into the Myakka River, the Myakka Canopy Walk is the most popular short trail in Myakka River State Park in Sarasota, one of Southwest Florida's largest … [Read more...]
Savannas Preserve State Park – Hawks Bluff Trail
One of the rare places in South Florida where you can experience five habitats in just one mile of hiking, Hawks Bluff Trail at Savannas Preserve State Park shows off the highlight of this … [Read more...]
Wekiwa Springs State Park – Wet to Dry Trail
While the Wet to Dry Nature Trail at Wekiwa Springs State Park is the shortest of all of the park's hiking trails, it's also the busiest. Starting near the outflow of Wekiwa Springs as it forms the … [Read more...]
Rock Springs Run State Reserve
Protecting more than 14,000 acres along the Wekiva River basin, Rock Springs Run State Reserve is well known for its Florida black bear population. While the trail system here was established more … [Read more...]
Fort Pierce Inlet State Park
At a state park best known for its great surfing, the Maritime Hammock Trail at Fort Pierce State Park is a gentle introduction to a seaside semi-tropical forest, a counterpoint of deep shade to the … [Read more...]
Wekiwa Springs Hiking Trail
More than a million people live within twenty miles of Wekiwa Springs State Park, where Orlando’s suburban sprawl encroaches from several directions. It’s one of Florida’s most busy and popular … [Read more...]
Blue Spring State Park – Pine Island Trail
Starting near the exit of the lower parking area, the Pine Island Trail at Blue Spring State Park is lesser-known and lesser-used than its popular counterpart, the Blue Spring Trail(and boardwalk) … [Read more...]
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park
A sweep of fragile dunes along a shore that's vanished, over time, under the rush of development: Topsail Hill State Park is a very special place. Protecting more than 3 miles of oceanfront on the … [Read more...]
