Florida Hikes!

Settled in the late 1800s south of New Smyrna, Eldora thrived as a rural agricultural community for more than a decade. Today, the Eldora State House tells its story.

https://floridahikes.com/eldora-village

Glimpse a small part of the beauty of the Loxahatchee Wild and Scenic River basin on this easy round-trip trek to Lainhart Dam and the river bends beyond.

https://floridahikes.com/lainhart-dam-trail

Starting where the waters of the Santa Fe River dive underground at O'Leno State Park, this scenic hike roughly follows the river's subterranean flow to its emergence at River Rise Preserve.

https://floridahikes.com/oleno-sink-to-rise-trail

A series of three loops tied together across Little Manatee River Southfork Tract and South Fork State Park explore progressively wilder scrub communities along the South Fork of the Little Manat...

https://floridahikes.com/south-fork-state-park

Conceptualized to use wetlands for stormwater filtration in a rapidly growing corner of Stuart, Haney Creek Preserve also provides wildlife habitat and recreation.

https://floridahikes.com/haney-creek-preserve

A round-trip through former tomato farms reclaimed by second-growth forest, this multi-use trail through Loxahatchee River Management Area leads to the Masten Dam.

https://floridahikes.com/italian-farms-trail

At a complex spanning the St. Lucie Lock and Dam, a yellow blazed loop trail winds north through a shady palm hammock carpeted with ferns and wild coffee.

https://floridahikes.com/st-lucie-lock-and-dam

Swim in the perpetual flow of Green Cove Spring in a spring-fed swimming pool, the centerpiece of a beautifully landscaped riverfront park beneath old growth oaks along the St. Johns River.

https://floridahikes.com/green-cove-spring-park

A tough series of climbs through sand as white as snow leads to a hidden beach and a forested ridgetop within the soundscape of the Atlantic ocean surf in Jupiter.

https://floridahikes.com/jupiter-ridge-natural-area

Boardwalks and a wide perimeter trail explore coastal mangrove forests and scenic overlooks on the eastern shore of the Indian River Lagoon.

https://floridahikes.com/oyster-bar-marsh-conservation-area