Picayune Strand Horseshoe Primitive Campground

Picayune Strand State Forest offers many recreational opportunities.

The Belle Meade Tract provides equestrians with a 22-mile trail that is included in the Trailtrotter Program. The Horseshoe Primitive Campground and Horseshoe Equestrian Group Camp are adjacent to the forest office and have access to a non-potable water source and a portable restroom. This location serves as the eastern trailhead for trail access and features horse paddocks. Please note that all horses in the forest must have current negative Coggins Test results, proof of which is to be carried by each rider at all times.

The Sabal Palm Hiking Trail is a 3.2-mile trail that provides hikers with the opportunity to view the many cypress trees that were too small to harvest in the 1940s and '50s. Some of these cypress trees are now over 100 years old. Bird-watchers might be able to catch a glimpse of wood storks, hairy woodpeckers and red-cockaded woodpeckers. The Sabal Palm Hiking Trail is part of the Trailwalker Program.

There are ample cycling opportunities on forest roads and old trams/trails.