A 217-acre natural area atop the Atlantic Coastal Ridge in Boca Raton, Yamato Scrub protects the largest chunk of native scrub habitat found this far south in Florida. Walking the northernmost trails … [Read more...]
Scenic
Hiking trails that I consider especially scenic and worth seeking out, especially if you're a photographer or artist.
Apoxee Wilderness Trail
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...]
John Prince Park – Custard Apple Trail
Winding through a tropical hammock and along open marshy areas, the interpretive Custard Apple Trail provides a taste of the wilderness that the first modern settlers (circa 1883) found when they came … [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...]
Grassy Waters Preserve – Eagle Trail
Forming a loop around Gator Lake in Grassy Waters Preserve, the Eagle Trail tunnels through a tropical hammock to provide overlooks across the wet prairies of the Loxahatchee Slough and across the … [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...]
Frenchman’s Forest Natural Area
Who would expect a nature preserve to be hiding behind the Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens? That's what you'll find at Frenchman's Forest Natural Area, a 172-acre natural area with seven different … [Read more...]
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park – Moonshine Creek Trails
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...]
Salt Lake WMA
Pockets of prehistoric salt water lie deep beneath the marshes of the St. Johns River near Mims, bubbling up as salt springs. As a result, the salinity of South Lake, Loughman Lake, and Salt Lake, all … [Read more...]
Davenport Landing Trail
The most obscure interpretive trail in the Ocala National Forest is well off the beaten path along the Ocklawaha River, accessed via a narrow dirt road. Why here? Location, location, location—in the … [Read more...]
