If you are looking for a unique place to hike and camp you may want to check out Hontoon Island State Park, located in DeLand in Volusia County. Hontoon Island is, well, an island! You take a short free pontoon boat ride across to the island. Once you park the... Read more →

Located in the Orlando area in Apopka, you will find Wekiwa Springs State Park. It's a great place for camping and swimming in the springs, but it's also a wonderful place to take a hike! I like to go hiking on my birthday every January, so this year we went... Read more →

While camping in the Tampa area over Thanksgiving, we wanted to check out nearby nature places. We had been to Lettuce Lake Regional Park in Tampa before, but it had been years since we where there. This park offers a boardwalk trail that goes through the swamp and woods. It's... Read more →

On Thanksgiving day this year my family was camping in the Tampa area. We decided to check out Alafia River State Park. My husband and son wanted to hit the mountain biking trails there, so my daughter and I figured we would do some hiking at the same time. The... Read more →

While camping at Lazydays RV Resort in the Tampa area, we decided to go hiking at Hillsborough River State Park, located in Thonotosassa, Florida. The park offers numerous shorter hikes that you can take, some of which will take you by the river. We took the Hillsborough River via Baynard... Read more →