Florida Hikes

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Fakahatchee ferns

Osprey

Oscar Scherer Lake Osprey Trail

Osprey   0.4 miles

Central to trailhead access at Oscar Scherer State Park, the Lake Osprey Trail is an easy family-friendly loop around artesian-fed waters behind the nature center.

Oscar Scherer State Park

A stronghold for Florida scrub-jays north of Venice, Oscar Scherer State Park is an important island of biodiversity in an increasingly overdeveloped region.

South Creek and Lester Finley Trails

Osprey   1.9 miles

The South Creek and Lester Finley Trails are part of the South Trail System at Oscar Scherer State Park, focusing on the flow of South Creek towards Little Sarasota Bay.