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		<title>Lake Istokpoga Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The best access for boating and the only hike along one of Florida's largest lakes lies southeast of Sebring along US 98, combining boardwalks and footpath for a short loop.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Okeeheepkee Prairie Preserve</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Friend]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A scenic half mile loop around a wet prairie within the Lake Jackson floodplain provides a pleasant birding stop fronted by a creative outdoor play space at Parwez Alam Park. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Naples Preserve</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Friend]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Along US 41 near downtown Naples, traverse a tiny urban patch of pine flatwoods and oak scrub along an accessible boardwalk to watch gopher tortoises below.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center</title>
		<link>https://floridahikes.com/cuscowilla-nature-and-retreat-center/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Stevens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A former YMCA camp turned county park offers a swimming pool, disk golf, and scenic loop trail showcasing shady oak hammocks and a blackwater swamp. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Conservatory Park</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Friend]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A place for nature play, Conservatory Park is a 55 acre family-friendly patch of wild in the thick of suburbia along the Bradenton-Sarasota border with an accessible loop hike.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Palm Coast Waterfront Park</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Friend &#38; John Keatley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On bluffs along the west shore of the Intracoastal Waterway, a sunny ribbon of paved path provides scenic views on a 1.9-mile round trip connected to a larger loop of 3.7 miles.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kapok Park</title>
		<link>https://floridahikes.com/kapok-park/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Friend &#38; John Keatley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A wetlands park at the western end of the Ream Wilson Trail, Kapok Park replaced an aging trailer park with a stunning restoration of a portion of Alligator Creek.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Acreage Pines Natural Area</title>
		<link>https://floridahikes.com/acreage-pines-natural-area/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Stevens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pine flatwoods and depression marshes are on display along two miles of trails including an accessible boardwalk to a tropical hammock and wetland overlook. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Peters Point Park</title>
		<link>https://floridahikes.com/peters-point-park/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Friend &#38; John Keatley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At the south end of Fernandina Beach, a park with a small swath of Atlantic Ocean beachfront includes a trailhead for the East Coast Greenway. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Quick Point Nature Preserve</title>
		<link>https://floridahikes.com/quick-point-nature-preserve/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chelsey Stevens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Experience an impressive variety of mangrove wetlands, boardwalks, sandy shoreline, and coastal wildlife on a mile hike in one compact preserve.]]></description>
		
		
		
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