Tag: Lake Wales Ridge

• The best of the Lake Wales Ridge can be found at the Arbuckle Tract of Lake Wales Ridge State Forest

  February 18, 2026

  Uncategorized, Great Places to Hike and Backpack

  I’ve raved in my book and on this blog about Tiger Creek Preserve, a special stretch of Central Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge near Frostproof maintained by the Nature Conservancy that remains one of my favorite places to hike. But Tiger Creek Preserve does not permit camping, and since the Florida Trail passes north of the… Read.