Backpacking in Florida, USA
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Are you craving a weekend in the woods? In Florida the prime backpacking season is December to March, with most major organized events occurring in February, designated by the state as Florida Hiking Trails Month. You'll find activities scheduled during all of the hiking season, October through May with organized backpacking trips being rare in the summer months, since the heat, insects, and afternoon thundershowers dampen the experience. Some of the suggested backpacking trips - 3 Day Weekend trips: Florida Trail, Blackwater River State Forest, 38 miles; Florida Trail, Green Swamp, 34 miles; Florida Trail, Hickory Hammock to Kicco, 31 miles; Ocean to Lake Trail, Everglades Youth Camp (Corbett WMA) to DuPuis Reserve entrance, 26 miles; Richloam Loop , Richloam Tract, Withlacoochee State Forest, 26 miles; Florida Trail, Osecola National Forest, 21 miles; Arbuckle Trail , Lake Wales Ridge State Forest, 19 miles (loop).
