Office of Greenways and Trails

Explore Florida’s Great Outdoors – For Everyone!

The Office of Greenways and Trails invites you to step outside and experience all that nature has to offer. We believe the outdoors should be open and enjoyable for everyone. Below you’ll find resources highlighting accessible opportunities from adaptive sports and outdoor activities to parks and trails designed with inclusion in mind. Get outside, get active, and boost your health while having fun!

Florida Park Service – Inclusion for All

The Florida Park Service proudly cultivates a culture of inclusion across our parks. Whether you’re visiting for a picnic, a hike, or a day of exploring, you’ll find accessible amenities designed to welcome everyone with respect and dignity. Each park is unique, so check individual park pages for details. Click here to learn more.

SportsAbility Alliance

Since 1990, the SportsAbility Alliance has been enhancing lives through accessible and inclusive recreation. From hands-on programs and adapted sports to newsletters and community outreach, their mission is simple: recreation and active leisure for all abilities.

Accessible Trails Across Florida

Looking for a quick wheelchair-accessible trail or a longer adventure? Florida offers a wide variety of options. Explore detailed trail descriptions, maps, photos, and reviews to help plan your perfect outing. Click here to explore the map.

Trail Towns – Where Community Meets Adventure

A Trail Town is more than just a stop along the way, it’s a destination full of character, amenities, and history. Whether you’re hiking, biking, paddling, or riding, these communities provide a warm welcome and lasting memories. Florida is home to 21 official Trail Towns across the state. Click here to explore them all through our interactive map and storymaps.

Stay Connected with Our Webinar Series

To keep you inspired and informed, the Office of Greenways and Trails hosts a monthly webinar series packed with expert insights, practical tips, and fresh ideas for enjoying the outdoors. Each session brings new ways to enrich your outdoor experiences. Click here to register today. Also, if you have anything you’d like to promote on the monthly webinar series, we are in need of more hosts! Please contact OfficeofGreenwaysandTrails@FloridaDEP.gov to schedule or inquire!

Florida Coast-to-Coast Trail Story Map Guide

The Florida Coast-to-Coast Trail (C2C) was conceived as an ambitious effort to create a continuous paved multi-use trail across the state of Florida from the Gulf of America to the Atlantic Ocean, the first state trail of its kind in the United States. It will span approximately 250 miles and is currently 88 percent complete. The trail will link communities between St. Petersburg and Titusville along its entire length, allowing residents and visitors to explore Central Florida by bicycle or foot. The trail is linking all or part of several existing multi-use trails and will be managed by a broad range of communities and agencies. The Coast-to-Coast Trail Alliance is coordinated by OGT. For more information, visit OGT's C2C Alliance webpage.

The Coast-to-Coast Story Map Guide is the culmination of efforts to create a practical, adaptable, accessible mode for communicating information about the trail including wayfinding, alternate routes for large gaps, amenities and local information.

Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail Mapping Update

The initial scouting and mapping of the 1,515-mile Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail (CT) was completed in 2007, but periodic updates are needed for a trail of this length and magnitude. For our latest map upgrade, we changed the appearance and scope of the 26 segment maps to make them clearer and more informative. For more information, visit OGT's CT segments webpage. We have also created a CT Story Map and a Suwannee River Wilderness State Trail Story Map.

Outdoor Florida Webinar Series

For more information, visit the Outdoor Florida Webinar Series webpage.

Trail Safety Video

With our sunny skies and active lifestyles, Florida’s residents and visitors enjoy exploring our numerous miles of trails. Trail safety is important, particularly where trails and roadways cross. We all need to do our part to protect one another and prevent accidents. Whether as a motorist or trail user, we have a shared responsibility to:

Look and listen.
Obey signs and markings.
Take responsibility for our own safety.

The Florida Department of Transportation and the DEP's Division of Recreation and Parks joined together to put the spotlight on this important topic by developing a Trail Safety Video.

Feel free to share or download the video along with the extra information found below ... and remember to Always Put Safety First.

More Trail Safety Information
Trail Safety Poster
Trail Safety at Crossings

For even more information on trail safety, please visit our Assistance and Resources webpage.

For more information on requesting a speaker, visit the Contact Us webpage.

Do you enjoy hiking, biking, paddling or horseback riding? OGT, within the Division of Recreation and Parks, provides statewide leadership and coordination to establish, expand and promote non-motorized trails that make up the Florida Greenways and Trails System, pursuant to the Florida Greenways and Trails Act (Chapter 260, Florida Statutes). More can be found in the OGT office overview and historical timeline.

"Florida's Growing Trail System" article in the March/April 2019 issue of Quality Cities Magazine provides an overview of Florida's trail system and Trail Town program.

To be included in OGT's online calendar, send regional and state event announcements to OGT's inbox.

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