Florida Trail Stop 2
in Florida
About 0.1 miles from the Northern Terminus, you'll find a wooden bench. It was built as part of an Eagle Scout leadership service project in 2010, and more information can be found on the silver plaque in its upper right corner. Whether you are finishing your 1400 mile hike from south Florida, or have just stepped foot on the trail, take a moment to pause.
Sit and relax for just a few minutes and you'll begin to hear bird calls arise from the bushes around you.
- States
- Florida
- Trail type
- National Seashore trail
- Centroid nearest city
- New Orleans, LA · 168 mi · ~5 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 30.3281°, -87.2878°
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/000/florida-trail-stop-2.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 Florida Trail Stop 2 and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Other trails within 50 miles
Florida Trail Stop 3
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Florida National Scenic Trail Northern Terminus
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Florida Trail Stop 4
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Florida Trail Stop 5
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Fort Pickens Campground: Loop B
1 miles from this trail's centroid
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.