Guides
Manatee Viewing Center Ride - Teco
The Manatee Viewing Center gets its name from the fact that visitors get to view manatees that gather in the clean, warm water discharge canal between the Big Bend Power Station and the center when the temperature of Tampa Bay falls below 68 degrees Fahrenheit. In addition to the manatee observation platforms, the center features a tidal walkway that...
Trips
Little Manatee River State Park, Hiking Trail
Sun City Center, Florida, United States
Hiking | 15.3 miles (20 miles away)
Hiking | 15.3 miles (20 miles away)
Little Manatee River State Park is very diverse and wild. When you hike the trail the type of scenery is constantly changing. There are parts that are like a jungle, some are like airy pine cover clearings, patches of palmetto and scrub oak, and hilly oak hammocks on the banks of the river and its flood plain. The park does not allow swimming in the river because of alligators. The park also...
Hillsborough River State Park
Zepherhills, Florida, United States
Hiking | 4.7 miles (19.7 miles away)
Hiking | 4.7 miles (19.7 miles away)
Hillsborough River
State Park is very beautiful and
wild. It is very jungle like once you get onto the trails on the north side of
the river. Visibility is quite limited because of the vegetation, which is very
diverse including palmetto, pine, oak, sable palms and a variety of shrubbery
and vines. The park does not allow swimming in the river because of alligators,
but a public swimming pool is provided (an additional admission fee is charged
for...
Wilderness Park Trails
Pine Ridge Estates, Florida, United States
Hiking | 7.8 miles (13.9 miles away)
Hiking | 7.8 miles (13.9 miles away)
Three parks make up the Wilderness Park Bicycle Trail System. Ridden
together, these three parks support a 20 mile contiguous single-track
loop.
Jay B. Starkey Nature Hike
New Port Richey East, Florida, United States
Hiking | 6.3 miles (24 miles away)
Hiking | 6.3 miles (24 miles away)
This is a huge wilderness preserve and camping site in western Pasco county. It has a vast amount of nature trails, camping areas and shelters. Very scenic!
Balm Boyette Scrub Preserve Trail
Carverwoods, Florida, United States
Hiking | 7.7 miles (17.6 miles away)
Hiking | 7.7 miles (17.6 miles away)
Caladesi Island Nature Trail and Beach Part 1 of 2
Dunedin, Florida, United States
Hiking | 2.3 miles (22 miles away)
Hiking | 2.3 miles (22 miles away)
We entered Honeymoon Island State park via the causeway in our vehicle, and then boarded the Ferry from Honeymoon to Caladesi Island. We arrived and hiked south to the head of the Hammock Loop Trail and started tracking from there. The trip was broken into two parts due to gps lockup. This is part 1 of 2. The goal was to locate the historic homestead site and photograph that area, as...
Hillsborough River State Park
Thonotosassa, Florida, United States
Hiking | 5.9 miles (20 miles away)
Hiking | 5.9 miles (20 miles away)
The river was named in the late 1700s for Wills Hills, the British
Colonial Secretary and Lord Earl of Hillsborough. After Florida became a
U.S. Territory, settlers migrating in created conflict with the
resident Seminole tribes. The U.S. government's plan to transport the
Seminoles sparked the Second Seminole War. In 1835, Fort Alabama was
built to protect the bridge over the Hillsborough River from Fort King
(Ocala) to Fort Brooke (Tampa). The...
Cypress Creek is a tributary of the Hillsborough River. Within the property, the creek threads its way through an expanse of cypress and hardwood forests. Slash pine, longleaf pine and palmetto grow on the higher “ridges,” which are collectively known as Florida flatwoods.
Caladesi Island Nature Trail and Beach Part 2 of 2
Dunedin, Florida, United States
Hiking | 2.2 miles (22 miles away)
Hiking | 2.2 miles (22 miles away)
We entered Honeymoon Island State park via the causeway in our vehicle,
and then boarded the Ferry from Honeymoon to Caladesi Island. We
arrived and hiked south to the head of the Hammock Loop Trail and
started tracking from there. The trip was broken into two parts due to
gps lockup. This is part 2 of 2. The goal was to locate the
historic homestead site and photograph that area, as well as some
scenic spots which included...
This popular single-track woods trail has a natural surface and shady
canopy. The 20-mile main trail and 15 miles of side trails traverse the
Trout Creek, Morris Bridge and Flatwoods areas.
Habitats along the trail vary from cypress swamp, hardwood
floodplain forest, upland hardwood hammocks, pine flatwoods, oak scrub,
dry prairie, wet prairie and lakes.
Hillsborough River State Park
Branchton, Florida, United States
Hiking | 4.8 miles (19.7 miles away)
Hiking | 4.8 miles (19.7 miles away)
This was a nice little get out of the house and walk somewhere close to where I live walk. I have walked these two trails before and it only takes two hours or so. Pretty easy stuff.About the Park. <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />HillsboroughRiverState Park is a great little Park. There is something for everyone here. There are pavilions for large picnics and plenty of facilities as well as...
Osprey Trail at HISP
Acklocknayke (historical), Florida, United States
Hiking | 3.9 miles (24 miles away)
Hiking | 3.9 miles (24 miles away)
Hike at Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin FL on the Osprey Trail, starting behind the picnic area on the west side of trail, along pelican cove and back up the island again on the east trail to the eagle nest, then returing to parking lot.. This is the first time in many years that eagle have nested on the island.Ranger-led hikes are offered every Saturday at 11am throughout winter. Meet at...
I wanted to do a day hike but didn't feel like driving forever to do so, so I revisited an area that i'm familier with. I also didn't want the same hike so I added an elemant to change it up a bit. Koda and I started at the Old Fort King Trail head and followed it out of Hillsborough River State Park. At this point we are still on the trail...
