Immerse yourself in the natural wonderland of North Central Florida. Discover urban places for reflection such as Sholom Park, a carefully manicured woodlands in a retirement community, and Bivens Arm Nature Park, surrounding a marsh in Gainesville. Explore the vast longleaf pine flatwoods of the Ocala National Forest on the Florida Trail near Lake Delancy and the shady swamp forests of Goethe State Forest along the Big Cypress Trail. See more alligators than you've ever seen in your life in the home of the Gators along the La Chua Trail at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.

An avid outdoors enthusiast, Sandra Friend is known beyond her books for keeping up with the cutting edge of online communications. She owns and manages the popular hiking website FloridaHikes.com and is now working on her 28th book.
A native of Rockledge, FL, and a member of the Florida Outdoor Writers Association John Keatley grew up along the Space Coast and spent most of his youth in the woods or on the water. While preparing for a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail he met Sandra, and they have been hiking and writing together ever since. They live in Sanford, FL.

GAINESVILLE & VICINITY
Alfred Ring Park
Barr Hammock Nature Preserve
Bivens Arm Nature Park
Devil's Millhopper Geologic State Park
Loblolly Woods Nature Park
Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve
Morningside Nature Center
Mill Creek Preserve
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park: La Chua Trail
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park: Wacahoota Trail
Prairie Creek Preserve
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
San Felasco Park
Sweetwater Preserve
Tuscawilla Preserve
University of Florida NATL Nature Trails
Watermelon Pond Preserve
OCALA NATIONAL FOREST
Davenport Landing Trail
Florida Trail, Pat's Island to Hidden Pond
Florida Trail, Lake Delancy
Juniper Creek Nature Trail
Lake Eaton Trails
Ocklawaha Prairie Conservation Area
Salt Springs Loop
CROSS FLORIDA GREENWAY
Florida Trail, Pruitt
Florida Trail, Santos
Florida Trail, SW 49th Ave to Land Bridge
Land Bridge Loop
Marshall Swamp Trail
OCALA & VICINITY
Carney Island Recreation & Conservation Area
Goethe State Forest: Big Cypress Trail
Goethe State Forest: Buck Island Pond Trail
Horseshoe Lake Park
Rainbow Springs State Park: Sandhill Nature Trail
Sholom Park
Silver Springs State Park: River Trails
Silver Springs State Park: Sandhill and Sinkhole Trails