Everyone told Tom Kennedy to expect flooded trails when he hiked through Big Cypress National Preserve in the spring of 2015. But as he sloshed through miles of waist-deep swamp water that hid ...

This wildlife-packed nature preserve in Central Florida boasts 8,500 acres full of hiking trails, campsites, and a river for fun on the water.

Fellow hikers invariably laughed when I told them I was going to tackle the Florida Trail early this year. Some friends had vowed never to make the 1,100-mile trek, which is infamous for long walks on ...

The crown jewels of Florida's multi-billion-dollar tourism empire - Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World and more than 70 other theme parks - annually attract millions of visitors to the ...

The town is near a chain of lakes, providing options for fishing, boating, or paddling, and there are plenty of land to explore with your hiking shoes, too.

Stretching the length of the state from the Gulf Islands National Seashore in the northwest to Big Cypress National Preserve in the south, the Florida National Scenic Trail offers more than a thousand ...

Trail going through woods lined with palm trees on Kolokee Trail in Little Big Econ State Forest - Brandy Jo Hastings / Static Media When I decided to take a break from my go-to trails near my central ...

I wish I had the luxury of taking two months off to embark on a major thru-hiking adventure like the Florida Trail. For now, in lieu of that, I can live vicariously through others, like my friend Greg ...