In the wet prairies and tropical hammocks of Apoxee Park, the first urban wilderness area in Palm Beach County, you'll walk over and through the water supply of West Palm Beach. A fascinating 4.7-mile … [Read more...]
Observation Decks
Hiking trails with observation decks for wildlife watching, birding, and just enjoying scenic views along the trail.
Okeeheelee Nature Trail
A network of wheelchair-accessible paved paths and hardpacked limestone natural walkways wind through 90 acres of pine flatwoods, oak hammocks, and dense palm hammocks behind the Okeeheelee Nature … [Read more...]
Tall Cypress Natural Area
Botanical diversity abounds in the 66-acre Tall Cypress Natural Area. Along the boardwalks, you'll wander through a cypress slough that is a wonderland of ferns, with a profusion of giant sword ferns, … [Read more...]
Doris Davis Foreman Wilderness Preserve
A pretty patch of tropical hammock hides amid the bustle of suburbia in Parkland, a Broward County community, within the 20-acre Doris Davis Foreman Wilderness Preserve. The half-mile loop, mostly … [Read more...]
Grassy Waters Preserve – Hog Hammock Trail
Offering another perspective on the vast Loxahatchee Slough, the Hog Hammock Trail at Grassy Waters Preserve, leads you into a tropical hammock and a dark, dense, fern-filled cabbage palm hammock … [Read more...]
Pine Jog Environmental Education Center – Wetland Hammock Trail
An outdoor classroom for countless young people in the Palm Beach County school system, Pine Jog Pine Jog Environmental Center is also open to the public to explore the deeply forested 135-acre urban … [Read more...]
Viera Wetlands
On the boundary between modern subdivisions and the floodplain of the St. Johns River, Viera Wetlands - modeled after Orlando Wetlands Park, to process wastewater naturally - has proven to be one of … [Read more...]
Canaveral National Seashore – Turtle Mound Trail
Along Florida’s Atlantic Coast, the prominent feature of Turtle Mound has been a navigational aid for generations. It is an oyster shell midden rising 35 feet above the Mosquito Lagoon, an … [Read more...]
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...]
Goethe State Forest – Buck Island Pond Trail
Looping around a cypress-lined pond in the midst of pine flatwoods, the Buck Island Pond Trail at Goethe State Forest has quite a few interesting features going for it. For one, a great little … [Read more...]
