Miami-dade County Parks And Preserves: Castellow Hammock Park...
If you are an urban explorer, there are some fine parks and preserves worth visiting in the Metropolitan Miami area. The Miami-Dade Parks Department manages more than 10,000 acres of natural areas, which contain remnants of h... trails.com
Florida Atlantic Beaches: Miami Area Beaches, Miami, Florida
Through the exclusive shops of Bal Harbor, well known as the favorite shopping district of the hoi polloi, and the condos of Surfside, public beaches are hard to find on A1A. But then, just when you might begin to despair, a ... trails.com
Miami Area, Miami, Florida
Miami is an international city. It?s not only the business capital of the Caribbean Islands, but also a playground for wealthy European, Central American, and South American travelers. Miami attracts more foreign visitors tha... trails.com
South Beach: An Art Deco Getaway, Miami, Florida
Even if you live or are vacationing nearby, South Beach is still a neon-hot destination for a quick escape. With the nation?s largest Art Deco historic district, the trendiest of accommodations options, creative chefs in vari... trails.com
Getting Wrecked In Miami, Miami, Florida
At first, the outline of the big ship is hazy and indistinct. As we swim closer, it slowly becomes a massive, shadowy apparition. This tanker rests in ninety feet of water, so it is shrouded in perpetual twilight even on the ... trails.com
Spotlighting Alligators At Night, Homestead, Florida
Some activities defy rational justification. Going out into the Everglades, alone, at night, to spotlight alligators is one of them. Further more, this trip isn?t turning out to be as simple as planned. I?ve spotlighted plent... trails.com
Everglades National Park Area, Homestead, Florida
As intriguing as other regions of Florida are, with their springs, sinkholes, caverns, historical forts, tropical fish, and high sand dunes, the Everglades is the state at its most exotic. Many people think of the Everglades ... trails.com
Canoeing The Everglades, Homestead, Florida
The Wilderness Waterway skirts the western edge of the 1.4-million-acre Everglades National Park. We launched outside the park at Turner River so we could explore a narrow, eight-mile stretch not open to larger boats. It?s ou... trails.com
Stalking The Wily Lobster, Miami, Florida
Locating lobsters can be a lot like finding a needle in a haystack. In both instances you must rely on eyesight instead of feel, or the search could be painful. After all, if you go sticking your hands into coral crevices for... trails.com
Miami, Key Biscayne, & Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Miami, Florida
Visitors to Miami frequently stop in nearby Key Biscayne (both are in Dade County) before going just 30 miles north to Fort Lauderdale, in Broward County. It makes sense to discuss these destinations as a package. The beaches... trails.com
Cape Florida
Looking at the peaceful sunbathers and picnickers relaxing on the white sands surrounding the Cape Florida Lighthouse, one would have a hard time picturing this as the site of violence, treachery, and bloodshed gal... lighthousefriends.com
Miami Beach Art Deco District, Miami Beach, Florida
Before the existence of Orlando?s mouse whose roar was heard round the world, Miami Beach was Florida?s best-known symbol. Collins Avenue and its legendary resorts were frequent winter homes for northern vacationers and inter... trails.com
Other Outings In The Everglades, Homestead, Florida
Everglades National Park is one of the nation?s largest national parks, second only to Yellowstone. Although the Wilderness Waterway is the most challenging of all the Everglades? outdoor activities, you?ll find plenty of oth... trails.com
Royal Palm Hammock: Ahinga Trail, Gumbo Limbo Trail, Old...
This area gets its name from the royal palm (Roystonea regia), a tall majestic palm that is native to Florida. Early explorers and botanists used these towering royal palms as landmarks to find Royal Palm Hammock long before ... trails.com
Along The Park Road - Everglades National Park, Miami, Florida
Includes: Anhinga and Gumbo Limbo Trails, Pinelands Trail, Pa-Hay-Okee Overlook Trail, Mahogany Hammock Trail, West Lake Trail, Long Pine Key. It?s possible to walk the 45-mile length from the visitor center at the main park ... trails.com
Royal Palm Hike: Anhinga Trail, Florida City, Florida
Although less than a mile, the Anhinga Trail is probably the park?s singular most popular walk. It starts as a paved trail that?s actually part of the old highway built in 1916 from Homestead to Flamingo. The narrow ribbon of... trails.com
Oleta River State Park
This trip had been on my list for quiet some time, however not for the paddling. The Oleta River State Park has a mountain bike trail that I had wanted to ride for some time. I live north of Orlando and I only make occasion... paddling.net
Greynolds Park - Lakeside Nature Trail - N. Miami Beach, Florida
This is a protected nature area. The mangroves are especially beautiful! waymarking.com