Tag: Hiking

A coastal trail near the Flamingo Visitor Center, named for one of the park’s first rangers, offering views over Florida

A short boardwalk extending out over West Lake, offering an easy, quiet stop between the main visitor areas and Flamingo.

A 15-mile paved loop through the ‘River of Grass,’ walkable, bikeable, or done via a 2-hour narrated tram tour, ending

A very short boardwalk to an elevated overlook above the Shark River Slough, offering wide views over the ‘river of

A short, easy loop connecting the visitor center area to the sled dog kennels — a good add-on if you’re

A self-guided walk around and through the massive 19th-century Fort Jefferson, the centerpiece of the park — walk the moat

A short walk around the small island’s beach and the top of the fort’s moat wall, with some of the

The single best wildlife-viewing trail in the park — a short paved and boardwalk loop through wetlands near the Royal

A short boardwalk loop through a dense cluster of mahogany trees, some of the largest in the U.S. — an

A short, shaded walk through a hardwood hammock forest near Royal Palm, right alongside the Anhinga Trail — a cooler,