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. You can hike, bike, jog, or skate it. For a quiet nature walk in the city, head to McKay Nature Park at Crosstown Expressway and 34th Street, a 150-acre refuge for more than 180 species of birds and other wildlife.
Trails head into uplands habitat.
6920 Fletcher Ave, 987-6204. It also has a bike path and fitness course. Eureka Springs on Eureka Springs Rd, near the junction of Interstate 4 and Hwy 301, 744-5536, has trails and boardwalks to hike, as well as a lovely botanical garden, greenhouse, and picnic area. Lido Beach At South Lido Beach , trails take you through woodsy parts into the swampland of Brushy Bayou. The Longboat Key bike path crosses the New Pass Bridge and continues for a few miles through Lido Key s northern residential section.