Running trails in Fort Pierce, FL
Fort Pierce has 16 trails in the directory — 1 on crushed gravel or dirt, 4 loops that return to the trailhead, 5 with a stated distance, 7 shaded, and 2 open 24 hours. 12 of them post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 2,307 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
White City Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 699 reviews
Scenic riverside recreation area with a boat ramp & hiking trails, plus pavilions & a playground.
George LeStrange Preserve
4.7 ★★★★★ 439 reviews
Natural area with a lake offering hiking, catch-&-release fishing & a canoe launch.
Ten Mile Creek Preserve
4.7 ★★★★★ 218 reviews
Canoe access to the creek is available at this nature preserve with walking trails & fishing.
D.J. Wilcox Preserve
4.4 ★★★★☆ 159 reviews
Nature preserve featuring boardwalks, trails, wildlife encounters and a lookout tower.
Indian Hills Recreation Area
4.5 ★★★★★ 123 reviews
Laid-back preserve featuring walking trails, picnic areas, a fishing dock and wildlife, including alligators.
Donald B. Moore Preserve
4.5 ★★★★★ 101 reviews
Park featuring disc golf and nature trails, plus a lagoon observation tower.
Richard E. Becker Preserve
4.3 ★★★★☆ 89 reviews
Tropical 13-acre preserve featuring an education center, kayaking dock, hiking trails & campsites.
Walton Scrub Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 75 reviews
Wooded, sandy hiking path along a river with some shade.
Petravice Family Preserve
4.8 ★★★★★ 68 reviews
Riverside nature reserve featuring hiking trails, kayaking and a footbridge.
Citrus Hammock Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 61 reviews
Neighborhood nature preserve featuring a palm-tree trail known for woodpecker sightings.
Wildcat Cove Preserve
4.4 ★★★★☆ 55 reviews
Bike-friendly, dog-friendly location featuring trails for walks and paddling on the mangrove-lined waterfront.
Jack Island
4.2 ★★★★☆ 57 reviews
Hiking and biking trail featuring a scenic tower and thickets of mangroves.
Indrio Scrub Preserve
4.5 ★★★★★ 34 reviews
Nature preserve featuring kid-friendly hiking trails.
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How to pick a trail in Fort Pierce
- Match the surface to your legs. Fort Pierce gives you a choice: 2 mixed and 1 natural surface. Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More mixed trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 4 trails here are loops, so you finish back at the car with no backtracking — the easiest way to run a set distance without thinking about it. On an out-and-back you turn round at half your target distance, which makes any trail fit any run. The longest stated distance in Fort Pierce is Jack Island at 12 mi. 1 trail is long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 2 trails in Fort Pierce are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 12 of the 16 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 7 have trailhead parking and 6 have restrooms in Fort Pierce. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 7 shaded, 2 with mile markers, 7 that runners describe as quiet, 6 dog-friendly, and 2 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.
More on all of this in the trail-running guides.
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