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Boardwalk Loop
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Boardwalk Loop

<p>The Boardwalk Loop at Congaree National Park is the most accessible introduction to the park's extraordinary old-growth bottomland forest, following a raised wooden walkway through swamp forest tha...

September 13, 2026
Field 5 Nature Trail
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Field 5 Nature Trail

<p>The Field 5 Nature Trail explores the maritime shrubland and dune habitat in the quieter eastern section of Robert Moses State Park, providing an introduction to the remarkable ecological community...

September 13, 2026
Caddo Lake Swamp Trail
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Caddo Lake Swamp Trail

<p>The Caddo Lake Swamp Trail winds through the margins of the largest natural lake in Texas and one of the most hauntingly beautiful wetland landscapes in the American South. Caddo Lake is a labyrint...

September 11, 2026
Weston Lake Loop
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Weston Lake Loop

<p>Weston Lake Loop travels deep into the Congaree bottomland hardwood forest to reach one of the park's oxbow lakes — a curved crescent of still, dark water cut off from the main river channel when t...

September 11, 2026
Atlantic Ocean Beach Walk
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Atlantic Ocean Beach Walk

<p>The Atlantic Ocean Beach Walk along Robert Moses State Park traverses one of the finest stretches of barrier beach accessible from New York City, following the broad ocean strand east from the park...

September 11, 2026
Cedar Brake Trail
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Cedar Brake Trail

<p>The Cedar Brake Trail is the longest hiking route at Dinosaur Valley State Park, venturing into the backcountry of the park where dense cedar and juniper woodland creates an atmosphere of genuine r...

September 9, 2026
East Anacapa Island Loop
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East Anacapa Island Loop

<p>Anacapa Island is the closest island to the mainland and the most accessible in Channel Islands National Park, reached by a 90-minute ferry from Ventura. The entire above-water trail system loops a...

September 9, 2026
Fire Island Lighthouse Trail
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Fire Island Lighthouse Trail

<p>The Fire Island Lighthouse Trail leads to one of the most iconic maritime landmarks on the Atlantic seaboard, the 168-foot Fire Island Lighthouse that has guided mariners safely past the treacherou...

September 9, 2026
Blue Hole Loop
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Blue Hole Loop

<p>The Blue Hole Loop at Dinosaur Valley State Park delivers a more substantial hiking experience than the famous trackway trail, exploring the rugged canyon terrain along the Paluxy River through a l...

September 7, 2026
Potato Harbor Trail
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Potato Harbor Trail

<p>Potato Harbor Trail travels east from Scorpion Anchorage along the northern coast of Santa Cruz Island to an overlook above a perfectly round natural harbor whose shape inspired the name. The trail...

September 7, 2026
Lake Trail
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Lake Trail

<p>The Lake Trail at Buttermilk Falls State Park circles the peaceful shores of Treman Lake, a small impoundment nestled within a valley of old-growth hemlock and mixed hardwood forest that provides a...

September 7, 2026

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