Homestead, FL
Royal Palm and the Anhinga Trail
A half-mile boardwalk over a gator hole where alligators, anhingas, herons and turtles sit within a few feet of the rail.
- Hiking
- Ages 2+
- ~2h
- Paid
Quick Family Trips (2 Hours or Less) in Florida
We pulled these 6 quick outings out of our full catalog of kid-friendly spots in Florida. Every listing has the ages it suits, what it costs, how long to budget, parking notes, and what to pack.
6 adventures found
Williston, FL
Devil's Den Spring
Snorkel inside a collapsed underground cavern lit by a single opening in the roof - a prehistoric spring reached by a staircase.
- Snorkeling
- Ages 6+
- ~2h
- Paid
Chipley, FL
Falling Waters State Park
Florida's tallest waterfall drops seventy-three feet into a sinkhole and disappears underground - nobody knows where it goes.
- Hiking
- Ages 3+
- ~2h
- Paid
Islamorada, FL
Anne's Beach
A free roadside beach with warm, ankle-deep water for hundreds of feet and a boardwalk through mangroves - made for toddlers.
- Swimming
- Ages 1+
- ~2h
- Free
Islamorada, FL
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park
Walk through a quarry cut into 125,000-year-old coral reef, with fossil coral heads standing out of the sawn rock walls.
- Nature
- Ages 5+
- ~2h
- Paid
Jupiter, FL
Blowing Rocks Preserve
At high tide on a windy day, waves force seawater fifty feet into the air through blowholes in the largest limestone outcrop on Florida's coast.
- Nature
- Ages 4+
- ~2h
- Paid