Our Partners
The Florida Trail’s partners include federal, state, county, and local agencies; businesses and conservation nonprofits; and schools and universities. These groups have come together to preserve and protect the Florida Trail as a unique public resource.
Agency and Land Managing Partners
The Florida Trail is the product of partnerships among local, state, and federal agencies; private landowners; and the volunteers of the Florida Trail Association, who build and maintain the trail on lands managed by our partners.
Since 1988, the USDA Forest Service and the Florida Trail Association have entered into cooperative trail management agreements with private and public land managers. These agreements certify that trail segments meet minimum standards, are open to the public, are protected, and provide the public with quality recreational opportunities. It takes the generosity of public-spirited land managers to ensure that Florida’s own National Scenic Trail becomes an unbroken wilderness corridor the length of the Sunshine State.
A complete list of land managers that host the Florida Trail can be found here.
Our land managing partners include:
Florida Department of Transportation
FL Dept of Environmental Protection
FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
FL National Guard – Camp Blanding
National Park Service – Big Cypress National Preserve
National Park Service – Gulf Islands National Seashore
Northwest FL Water Management District
South FL Water Management District
Southwest FL Water Management District
St. Johns River Water Management District
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Suwannee River Water Management District
U.S. Department of Defense- Eglin Air Force Base
Youth, Corp, University and Affinity Group Partners
The Florida Trail Association regularly works with youth, corp, university, and affinity partner groups. These groups are the future of the trail! If your group is interested in volunteering on the trail, contact our Community Outreach Manager.
Other Partners
The Florida Trail Association also works with other organizations and businesses to help further our mission.