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Want to get the family outside for a nice hike and picnic? Here are some great local places to do just that! Keep in mind hiking season in Florida runs from October through April. October is often still a bit too warm and buggy though, with November bringing in the more ideal hiking weather. If you hike outside of those months, you will likely not enjoy hiking as much. It will be too warm and there will be loads of bugs (many mosquitoes, horse flies, etc).  If you do plan to hike in the summer/warmer months try to get out on the trail early in the morning or later in the evening, take bug repellent along, plenty of water, and wear sun screen and a hat. The cooler months are the best for hiking in this state. Hiking in the cooler months you shouldn't have problems with bugs and the temperature will be comfortable. Outside of these months, hit up the springs!

Hiking trails in Volusia County:

• Bulow Creek State Park
• Canaveral National Seashore
• Ponce Preserve
• Hontoon Island
• DeLeon Springs
• Gemini Springs
• Lyonia Environmental Center
• Smyrna Dunes Park
• Wiregrass Prairie Preserve
• Lake Ashby 
• Tiger Bay State Forest
• Deep Creek Preserve
• Green Springs
• Blue Spring State Park
• Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
• Riverbreeze Park
• Long Leaf Pine Preserve
• Spruce Creek Park
• Hickory Bluff Preserve
• Lake Beresford Park
• Coastal Strand Trail in Ormond by the Sea
• Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve (Martin Dairy Road entrance)
• Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve (Creek Shore Drive entrance)
• Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve (Ridgewood entrance)
• Buncombe Hill Interpretative Trail - Tiger Bay State Forest, Daytona Beach
• River to Sea multi-use trail in New Smryna Beach (for biking/walking/running)
• Long Leaf Pine Preserve (biking/hiking)
• Crescent Lake Conservation Area (biking, hiking)
• Lake Jesup Wilderness Area  
• Marine Science Center nature trail (very short)

Hiking trails outside of Volusia County, but within around an hour away (depending on where you are in Volusia County):

• Blackbear Wilderness Area (Sanford)
• Wekiwa Springs State Park (Apopka)
• Lake Proctor Wilderness Area (Geneva, Seminole County)
• Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park (Flagler Beach)
• Princess Place Preserve (Palm Coast)
• Florida Trail (Paisley)
• Yearling Trail (Fort McCoy)
• Enchanted Forest Sanctuary (Titusville)
• Orlando Wetlands Park (Orlando)
• Haw Creek Preserve (Flagler County)
• Theodore Roosevelt Area (Jacksonville)
• Loftin Nature Trails (Jacksonville)
• Little Big Econ State Forest (Seminole County)

We have so many wonderful places in this area to take a hike and have a picnic. This is just some of the places in the area you could go. There are others in Volusia County, as well as just a short drive outside of it. Get your family outdoors and check some of these places out. You won't be disappointed!

Please consider checking out my nature blog, where I have other nature activities around the state of Florida, including hiking, biking, camping, and more: Florida Family Nature