Andrew Jackson Trail
in Florida
This trail bisects the northern section of the Naval Live Oaks area, and can be started from several trailheads. It is wide and sandy, features varying types of coastal forest from pines to oaks, and hosts many side trails if visitors wish to extend their hike or see the bay. If completed as an out-and-back trail, the total distance is 4.8 miles, or 2.4 miles one way.
From the Group Camp site to Bayshore Road is 1.4 miles. Dogs and horses are allowed on the trail. Trailhead locations: Intersection with Group Camp (North Bay) Trail Adjacent to Naval Live Oaks Group Camping site Northwest of the Gulf Breeze Hospital Bayshore Road, just north of Highway 98 Duration: 1.5-2.5 hours
- States
- Florida
- Trail type
- National Seashore trail
- Centroid nearest city
- New Orleans, LA · 178 mi · ~5 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 30.3685°, -87.1403°
About Gulf Islands National Seashore
This trail is inside Gulf Islands National Seashore, a national seashore managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Entrance fee: $25 per vehicle (verify current rate on the park page). An America the Beautiful annual pass ($80) covers entrance to all NPS units.
Official NPS trail page: https://www.nps.gov/places/andrew-jackson-trail.htm
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/guis/index.htm
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Andrew Jackson Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
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Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.