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Florida Keys - the Overseas Highway - Seven Mile Bridge on US Route 1 - panoramio (11)📷 David Broad, CC BY 3.0

Road trips in Florida

9 road trips and 31 hand-picked places in Florida, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

Trip guides
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Places
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Campsites in Florida 925

Trip guides

Road trips through Florida

The Overseas Highway to Key West – grey and brown stone castle by the seaPhoto by Pascal Bernardon on Unsplash
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Classic American drives

The Overseas Highway to Key West

235 mi8 stops2 days
Florida Gulf Coast and the Everglades – Paradise Everglades© Hans Stieglitz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Coast & island drives

Florida Gulf Coast and the Everglades

290 mi6 stops3 days
Florida’s Forgotten Coast – brown sea dock during day timePhoto by Mason @ TRI on Unsplash
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Coast & island drives

Florida’s Forgotten Coast

388 mi4 stops3 days
Manatees and springs on Florida’s Nature Coast – Weeki Wachee Springs in the 1950s© Tupelo the typo fixer · CC BY-SA 4.0
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National park loops

Manatees and springs on Florida’s Nature Coast

182 mi8 stops3 days
White sand on the Panhandle: Pensacola to Panama City Beach – Fort Pickens Observation Tower - Battery Tower (27810445851)© Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Coast & island drives

White sand on the Panhandle: Pensacola to Panama City Beach

126 mi8 stops3 days
Florida’s Space Coast: Kennedy Space Center to Daytona – Kennedy Space Center (36052029531)© Håkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden · CC BY 2.0
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Coast & island drives

Florida’s Space Coast: Kennedy Space Center to Daytona

158 mi9 stops3 days
A1A from Jacksonville to Daytona: forts, lighthouses and coquina – Slave cabin at Kingsley Plantation, Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Ft. George Island, Jacksonville, FL© Kalisa66 · CC0
A1A
Coast & island drives

A1A from Jacksonville to Daytona: forts, lighthouses and coquina

125 mi8 stops3 days
Central Florida springs: Wekiwa to the Ichetucknee – American Alligator© User:Genoist · CC BY-SA 3.0
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National park loops

Central Florida springs: Wekiwa to the Ichetucknee

207 mi9 stops4 days
Turquoise to the Horizon – Along the Overseas Highway to Key West – Florida Keys - the Overseas Highway - Seven Mile Bridge on US Route 1 - panoramio (11)© David Broad · CC BY 3.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Turquoise to the Horizon – Along the Overseas Highway to Key West

176 mi9 stops4 days
RouteSuggested daysDistanceDrivingStops
The Overseas Highway to Key West2235 mi4 h 12 min8
Florida Gulf Coast and the Everglades3290 mi5 h 11 min6
Florida’s Forgotten Coast3388 mi6 h 56 min4
Manatees and springs on Florida’s Nature Coast3182 mi3 h 15 min8
White sand on the Panhandle: Pensacola to Panama City Beach3126 mi2 h 15 min8
Florida’s Space Coast: Kennedy Space Center to Daytona3158 mi2 h 49 min9
A1A from Jacksonville to Daytona: forts, lighthouses and coquina3125 mi2 h 14 min8
Central Florida springs: Wekiwa to the Ichetucknee4207 mi3 h 42 min9
Turquoise to the Horizon – Along the Overseas Highway to Key West4176 mi3 h 09 min9
Editor's picks

Places worth the detour in Florida

Florida Keys - the Overseas Highway - Seven Mile Bridge on US Route 1 - panoramio (11)© David Broad · CC BY 3.0
Editor's pick
Views

Seven Mile Bridge

Marathon, FL
Weeki Wachee Springs in the 1950s© Tupelo the typo fixer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
Oddities

Weeki Wachee Springs

Weeki Wachee, FL
Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River - panoramio© qwesy qwesy · CC BY 3.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Three Sisters Springs

Crystal River, FL
Fort Pickens, Gulf Islands National Seashore – Fort Pickens Observation Tower - Battery Tower (27810445851)© Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
Editor's pick
History

Fort Pickens, Gulf Islands National Seashore

Pensacola Beach, FL
Grayton Beach State Park – USA - Florida - Topsail Hill Preserve State Park - 53415584207© Alexander Hatley · CC BY 2.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Grayton Beach State Park

Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex – Kennedy Space Center (36052029531)© Håkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden · CC BY 2.0
Editor's pick
History

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Titusville, FL
Blue Spring State Park (8500092033)© KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Blue Spring State Park

Orange City, FL
Shark Valley, Everglades – Paradise Everglades© Hans Stieglitz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nature

Shark Valley, Everglades

Miami, FL
Key West, near southernmost point buoy - panoramio© David Balmer · CC BY 3.0
Oddities

Southernmost Point Buoy

Key West, FL
Coral Castle 1© Christina Rutz · CC BY 2.0
Oddities

Coral Castle

Homestead, FL
Castillo de San Marcos – Fortress Daybreak© Kenneth Everett · CC BY-SA 3.0
History

Castillo de San Marcos

St. Augustine, FL
Bahia Honda State Park Campground – Sunset from Bahia Honda State Park Dec 2019 1© 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0
Camping

Bahia Honda State Park Campground

Big Pine Key, FL
Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park - panoramio (1)© qwesy qwesy · CC BY 3.0
Nature

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

Homosassa Springs, FL
Rainbow Springs State Park – Rainbow Springs around 1970© Tupelo the typo fixer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature

Rainbow Springs State Park

Dunnellon, FL
Bicycle rack, Manatee Springs State Park© Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature

Manatee Springs State Park

Chiefland, FL
St. Andrews State Park – Temnothorax texanus casent0104062 label 1© April Nobile · CC BY 4.0
Nature

St. Andrews State Park

Panama City Beach, FL
Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island NWR – Ardea alba (Great Egret) 12© gary_leavens · CC BY-SA 2.0
Nature

Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island NWR

Titusville, FL
Playalinda Beach, Canaveral National Seashore – Playalinda Beach, Summer Morning, August 2024 (53915753832)© Charles & Maggie Boyer · CC BY 2.0
Nature

Playalinda Beach, Canaveral National Seashore

Titusville, FL
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse – Aerial View of Oceanside Village© Thomas Kirchel · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse

Ponce Inlet, FL
Kingsley Plantation, Timucuan Preserve – Slave cabin at Kingsley Plantation, Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Ft. George Island, Jacksonville, FL© Kalisa66 · CC0
History

Kingsley Plantation, Timucuan Preserve

Jacksonville, FL
St. Augustine Lighthouse - The Lantern and Lens - March 2016 (25832375210)© Pete Markham from Loretto, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
History

St. Augustine Lighthouse

St. Augustine, FL
Fort Matanzas National Monument – Fort Matanzas (South East face) 1© Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

Fort Matanzas National Monument

St. Augustine, FL
Touch of Grey - Flagler Beach, Washington Oaks Gardens State Park - panoramio© Augustine Al · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nature

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park

Palm Coast, FL
Wekiwa Springs State Park – American Alligator© User:Genoist · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nature

Wekiwa Springs State Park

Apopka, FL

FAQs

What are the best road trips in Florida?

Popular routes include The Overseas Highway to Key West, Florida Gulf Coast and the Everglades, Florida’s Forgotten Coast and Manatees and springs on Florida’s Nature Coast. CampingSpirit has 9 trip guides that pass through Florida, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

Which places in Florida are worth a detour?

Our editors recommend Seven Mile Bridge, Weeki Wachee Springs, Three Sisters Springs, Fort Pickens, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Grayton Beach State Park and Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

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