Florida Hikes

Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides

Approaching Clearwater

Clearwater

With the Pinellas Trail, Ream Wilson Trail, and a collection of nature parks, Clearwater provides green space in a very urban area

Caladesi Island State Park

Dunedin   3.0 miles

Protecting a windswept shoreline and a variety of habitats on a barrier island, Caladesi Island State Park is one of the gems of the Florida State Parks system.

Caladesi Island Trail

Dunedin   3.0 miles

On the Island Trail, discover how virgin pines and mangrove swamps define the wild side of Caladesi Island, a slender barrier island north of Clearwater Beach.

Eagle Lake Park

Largo   3.0 miles

Now an urban forest in the heart of Pinellas County, Eagle Lake Park is the legacy of the Taylor family, early citrus growers who helped to found Largo

George McGough Nature Park

Largo   0.8 miles

Introduce the kids to nature at George McGough Nature Park in Largo, where they can feed turtles, watch hawks, and bound along a bouncy accessible trail through a coastal forest.

Honeymoon Island Nature Trails

Dunedin   2.5 miles

On a barrier island just north of Clearwater Beach, the Osprey and Pelican Trails at Honeymoon Island State Park offers a close-up look at a rookery of ospreys.

Honeymoon Island State Park

An offshore getaway accessible by car, bike, or paddle, Honeymoon Island State Park offers white sand beaches along the Gulf of Mexico.

John R. Bonner Nature Park

Largo   0.6 miles

A hidden gem surrounded by neighborhoods, John R. Bonner Nature Park offers excellent birding opportunities along short loop trails and a scenic boardwalk.

Moccasin Lake Nature Park

Clearwater   1.0 miles

Savor a sliver of native habitats preserved in the heart of busy Clearwater under the cloak of a shady forest when you visit Moccasin Lake Nature Park and its environmental education center.