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While my parents were visiting, we decided to take a day trip to the Palatka area to see St. John’s Botanical Garden And Nature Preserve and Ravine Garden State Park.

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A couple of months before we went, I saw Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens on Instagram and wondered how I had never heard of it.

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If I could have only done one trail in Gainesville before leaving, it would have been the Loblolly Woods Trail.

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While I mainly wanted to see the north part of Santa Fe River Preserve, I saw the Gracy Trail and figured we might as well see that, too!

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One of the places on my must-visit list before leaving Florida was the Santa Fe River Preserve.

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Today’s trail is the Red Trail at River Rise Preserve State Park in High Springs, Florida. It’s technically in Fort White, but I’m going with High Springs.

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Even though it’s my last Crystal River post, our first stop when we got here was Crystal River Archaeological State Park!

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Our second hike in Crystal River was the Churchhouse Hammock Trail, which is also part of Crystal River Preserve State Park.

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Next up for my Florida hikes is the Redfish Hole Trail in a new to me location: Crystal River!

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Next up in my very (very) slow progress in sharing my Florida hikes is Blues Creek Ravine, a quiet preserve in Gainesville, Florida that I think flies under the radar a bit.