Ravine Gardens State Park

Muy bonito lugar,.muy tranquilo y hermoso

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Came back after 5 years and it’s just as beautiful, peaceful, and quiet as I remembered. They have a paved trail and nature trail through the ravine. The paved loop is about 1.8 miles, easy for walking, strollers, or even a short drive. Along the way you’ll find a small playground, a fitness area, and several spots where you can park and head down to the ravine for a more natural hiking trail. It’s a great place to spend a couple of hours, whether for a picnic, a peaceful walk, or taking photos in the middle of the nature.

Wonderful nature area with historic stone staircases down into a deep ravine with lush Florida flora and fauna. Staff is friendly and knowledgeable. The safest trails are well marked. Children should be supervised on the trails. This is a very natural environment including dense wooded areas on steep slopes of the ravine. Fortunately there are flat walkable areas traversing the lowest trail which border scenic streams. There is a narrow one way road that is a perimeter loop overlooking the ravine. The road is well maintained but includes steeper inclines as well as some flat areas. Anyone with a stroller, a wheelchair user, or someone with mobility issues should call the park or ask the Ranger at the entrance to recommend accessible areas. All of the overlook platforms I saw had short ramps that would accommodate a wheelchair or stroller. Getting to those platforms generally requires negotiating the road, hills and all. There are ample restrooms throughout the park. It is a great place for photographers and artists who enjoy nature. There are plenty of caution signs to advise people of the rustic natural stone staircases leading into the ravine interior. Assess your capability to balance and walk up or down a staircase that has no railing. A hiker’s walking stick would be advisable. Cell coverage was 1-bar but I consulted an image of the park map and my iphone compass several times when I walked a rugged trail.

This park is like no other I have been to in Florida. The trails have elevation, root, and great views. 2 beautiful bridges connect trails and it is a great hike.

Lovely nature walk with so much to see! Clean bathrooms. Staff were friendly. Ample parking. Really want to make it back when the azaleas are in bloom (late Jan to march) and picnic on the natural amphitheater

Definitely worth checking out! I did think the area would have more springs or water nearby, but the park was interesting. The Azalea trail is not ideal for small dogs, but the Ravine outer loop is a great alternative.