Many trails are on elevated wooden walkways.
If hiking in West Central Florida, you'll experience sandhills, prairies, coastal scrubs, hydric swamps, hardwood hammocks and a nice assortment of other upland areas. The hike around Fort De Soto , and up and down its steps, provides solid exercise with your history lesson. A one-mile interpretative nature trail takes you through scrub and mangrove terrain at the Arrowhead Picnic Area near North Beach at Fort De Soto Park. Club Way 893-7326. Beneath oak canopies you can picnic, play on the playground, visit caged birds, spot butterflies, visit the nature center, and stroll in quietude.