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Suncoast Outdoors We're all about Hiking🥾 Camping⛺ Paddling🛶 Biking🚲 Nature Therapy❤‍🩹 & Family Friendly Fun 👪
Suncoast Outdoors has activities for the beginner/intermediate, the experienced long distance trekker, and everyone in between.
Suncoast Outdoors Event Hosts share a deep well of experience within our ranks. We are happy to share this with the outdoor community.
Suncoast Outdoors is for those who share our passion for the great outdoors, and want to experience the benefits that being actively immersed in nature provide.
Suncoast Outdoors is family friendly. We encourage youngsters to join and get outside with us.

YOUR RSVP TO ATTEND A "SUNCOAST OUTDOORS " SPONSORED EVENT IS YOUR EXPRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF FULL PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ALL ASSOCIATED RISKS.
If you bring a guest who is not currently a member of Suncoast Outdoors, you have assumed such liability for that guest. Your guest is free to join our group and register individually, thereby releasing you from any such liability.

Possible risks from participation include, but are not limited to:
Injury from a trip & fall, venomous snakes, stinging insects, venomous spiders, wildlife encounters, heat stroke, hypothermia, noxious vegetation, weather related injury, insect or airborne transmissible virus and disease, smoke inhalation, wildfire, falling trees, drowning

Currently, Suncoast Outdoors has NO annual membership fee. We collect NO per event fees. On occasion we will ask for donations to offset out of pocket costs associated with particular events. If you have any questions or need any further information, please feel free to reach out to me.

Sincerely,
Lenny
lenny.d.chew@gmail.com

Upcoming events

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Wed, Dec 24 · 08:00 EST
CHISTMAS EVE HIKE at Oscar Scherer State Park, 6-miles
Oscar Scherer State Park, 1843 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, US
Park fee is $5 per car, or your State Park Pass. PLEASE KEEP YOUR RECEIT OR STATE PARK PASS WITH YOU ON THIS EVENT.

We will meet and start at the parking lot to the left of the Ranger Station as you come in. I will have a YELLOW HARD HAT on my car to find me. From the Ranger Station we will hike up to Lake Osprey and beyond to Big Lake and back together as a group.
There are no bathrooms at the Ranger Station but about less than a half a mile into our hike, there is.

What to bring: 2 to 3 liters of water, walking stick, snack, whistle, bug off.
I also suggest long sleeves, long pants and closed shoes.
Your feet might get wet and muddy.

If you have any question, please text me with you name at
941-993-5752 and your question.

NO: Pets, kid, smoking, plus one or guest. Please refrain from talking about Religion or Politics on my events.
7 attendees
Sat, Dec 27 · 08:15 EST
Let's Hike! Inverness/Citrus Tract Loop A from Kiosk/Holder Mine Camp < 9 miles
Holder Mine Camp, 4399 East Trail 10, Inverness, FL, US
Hey peeps, feel like doing a dry loop in the middle of the Withlacoochee State Forest? If so, this hike is for you. The trail is a little hilly, has some sugar sand on it, and there's stretches of shade and sun. There might be some downed trees at some point, but they should be easy to walk around. We will keep a moderate pace, have a 20 min snack break, and take short breaks as needed. This is a rain or shine event unless there is a threat of thunder and lightning.

We will hike at least 9 miles.

Please do not signup for this hike if you can't maintain a pace of 2.5 miles over 4 hours on uneven terrain. If this is your first hike with Suncoast Outdoors, please message me before hand to introduce yourself. Thanks!

The kiosk where we park and meet is across from the Holder Mine Camp. There are 2 or 3 other kiosks along the road when traveling west so don't stop until you get to ours. Meetup won't let me put in the actual address so go with this: RJ28+5W, Inverness, FL.

Let's meet at 815am so we can be on the trail by 830am. The forest has a day use fee of $2 which can be paid online at https://floridastateforests.reserveamerica.com/posProducts.do?contractCode=FLFS&tti=Web%20Store.

Extra parking is available on the same side as the kiosk (south). Bathrooms aren't a sure thing but there's a Marathon Gas Station on 581/S. Pleasant Grove, just south of Trail Road 10.

For this hike, you will need at least 2 or 3 liters of water, snacks, bug spray, sunscreen, a hat, hikers (no sandals or walking shoes), and anything else you deem necessary for your comfort. You might also want to bring a ground cloth to sit on during the snack break.

Since it's hunting season, you might want to wear orange.

My number on the day of the hike is 813-713-2492.
Read about this hike at: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/florida/citrus-tract-loop-a.

I am asking that everyone signs up (no guests) so everyone can agree to the waiver and agree to the following conditions:

ASSUMPTION OF RISK

YOUR ATTENDANCE AT A "SUNCOAST OUTDOORS " SPONSORED EVENT IS YOUR EXPRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF FULL PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ALL ASSOCIATED RISKS.

Possible risks from participation include, but are not limited to: injury from a trip and fall, venomous snakes, stinging insects, venomous spiders, wildlife encounters, heat stroke, dehydration, hypothermia, noxious vegetation, weather related injury, insect or airborne transmissible virus and disease, smoke inhalation, wildfire, and falling trees.

I am not a professional guide, just a volunteer for the group.
Any questions or concerns, please comment below.
19 attendees
Tue, Dec 30 · 09:00 EST
SECOND ANNUAL Alafia River State Park's Equestrian Trail Loop Hike!
Alafia River State Park, 14326 S County Rd 39, Lithia, FL, US
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Everybody LOVED the Alafia River State Park hike last year so I am offering it again as our annual end-of-year hike!

The Alafia River State Park's Equestrian Trail loop has varied terrain and nice views. NOTE: we've added 1.5 miles to last year's route, for a total of 8.4 miles!

This loop begins at the bike parking lot. We will start on the Old Agrico trail.
The first mile is quirky, meandering, narrow, with a bit of tricky footing, opening up to a wide equestrian path. The route encompasses a few rights and lefts, and ups and downs, and views of ponds, long-leaf pines and sleepy oaks.

About half of this route is in the sun so plan accordingly (hat, sunscreen). Bring water (mandatory) and a snack (optional) - we will take a break at mile 5.
Note: this is a multi-use trail; we may encounter horses.

As this route is modified, all participants must be able and willing to complete the entire route. We hike as a group, particularly on the first and last miles.

There is a park fee of $5 per car. Those interested in lunch afterwards should stop in at The Sandwich Shop in Lithia.

Please note: your image must be visible on your Meetup profile photo to attend this event.

YOUR RSVP TO ATTEND A "SUNCOAST OUTDOORS " SPONSORED EVENT IS YOUR EXPRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF FULL PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ALL ASSOCIATED RISKS. Possible risks from participation include, but are not limited to: Injury from a trip & fall, venomous snakes, stinging insects, venomous spiders, wildlife encounters, heat stroke, hypothermia, noxious vegetation, weather related injury, insect or airborne transmissible virus and disease, smoke inhalation, wildfire, falling trees
The event host is instituting the above safety measures for this event. Meetup is not responsible for ensuring, and will not independently verify, that these precautions are followed.
26 attendees
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Thu, Jan 1, 2026 · 09:00 EST
1.1.2026 Tom O'ski's 6th Annual Tucker Hill New Year's Day "C" loop hike
Withlacoochee State Forest - Tucker Hill Day Use Area, 26416 County Rd 480 W, Brooksville, FL, US
Mark your calendars!

Start your 2026 trip around the sun off right with a New Year’s Day hike and a visit to the "Hidden Jewel"!

New Year's Day "C" loop trail hike. Meet at parking lot next to the Tucker Hill Fire Tower. $2.00 day use fee that can only be paid online before or after the hike.

Withlacoochee State Forest website lists hiking trail distances as: A Loop is 7.39 miles; B Loop is 8.97 miles; C Loop is 8.09 miles. This is a moderate hike with some elevation changes and sections of sandy trail. Please plan according to your abilities.

I'll be at the trailhead at 8:30 a.m. to start welcoming hikers. We will be stepping out on the trail ASAP but no later than 9:00 a.m.

I will be having lunch at Coney Island Drive-Inn in Brooksville after the hike. Please join me!
https://goo.gl/maps/jrCdmcemywyWioLc8

Make sure to:
wear proper hiking footwear and clothing.
adequate quantity of water. 1 liter/quart required. 2 liters/quarts recommended.
bug spray/sunscreen.
food/snacks.

(813) 376-5040 day of the hike.

Tucker Hill Day Use Area information weblinks. http://floridanaturecoast.org/County/Hernando/TuckerHill/TuckerHill.aspx#:~:text=The%20Tucker%20Hill%20day%20use%20area%20of%20Withlacoochee,bicyclists%20at%20the%20entrance%20to%20the%20hiking%20trailheads

YOUR RSVP TO ATTEND A "SUNCOAST OUTDOORS " SPONSORED EVENT IS YOUR EXPRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF FULL PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ALL ASSOCIATED RISKS.
Possible risks from participation include, but are not limited to:
Injury from a trip & fall, venomous snakes, stinging insects, venomous spiders, wildlife encounters, heat stroke, noxious vegetation, weather related injury, insect or airborne transmissible virus and disease, smoke inhalation, wildfire, falling trees.
This list is not all inclusive.
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