This trail, with its 10-foot wide paved path, is an optimal outdoor spot to get fit. The therapeutic sounds of nature will surround you as you clear your mind and reinvigorate your body. 

Longleaf pine and wiregrass provide the keystone elements for ecosystem restoration. The improvements benefit animal species such as gopher tortoise and Eastern diamondback rattlesnake.

Lake Talquin is an 8,850-acre impoundment in the Ochlockonee River located just west of Tallahassee. The name combines Tallahassee and Quincy.

Estero Bay is home to some of the most breathtaking scenic trails in Florida. Explore varying landscapes and immerse yourself in the natural communities at Estero Bay Preserve State Park.

​​​​​​​Lake Jackson Archaeological site is the largest know ceremonial complex of the Fort Walton period (1000-1450 A.D.) in North Florida. The number and size of the Lake Jackson mounds indicate that this site served as the regional chiefdom of the Mississippian culture.

Park trails offer visitors a chance to hike within the parks, including an interpretive trail that passes remnants of Florida’s Territorial Period and early statehood (1826-1860) and presents an opportunity to view a variety of plant and wildlife species.

More than eight centuries ago, Native Americans inhabited the area around Lake Jackson. Today the park site preserves the remains of six of the seven known earthen temple mounds.

St. Marks River was one of the earliest water routes followed by explorers along the Big Bend. It is notable for both its springs and historic sites, including the natural bridge that occurs upriver from Newport and the St. Marks Lighthouse, where the river flows into the Gulf of America.

The St. Marks River originates in the hardwood and cypress river swamps of the Red Hills area and flows for 35 miles through Florida before emptying into the Apalachee Bay.

Natural Bridge State Park is the site of Florida’s second largest Civil War battle. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and prior to its preservation Natural Bridge was cited as one of the Top 10 endangered Civil War sites by the Civil War Preservation Trust.