Running trails in Naples, FL
Naples has 17 trails in the directory — 1 paved, 5 boardwalk, 4 loops that return to the trailhead, 5 with a stated distance, 3 shaded, and 1 open 24 hours. 11 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 17,720 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.
Lowdermilk Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 6,185 reviews
A public beach & park with outdoor showers, a concession stand, volleyball courts & a gazebo.
Clam Pass Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 3,139 reviews
Serene park featuring a variety of plants & wildlife plus a beach, a boardwalk & more.
Sugden Regional Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,582 reviews
Park features a 60-acre lake & freshwater beach, plus paddle boats, walking paths & picnic areas.
Collier-Seminole State Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,427 reviews
Rare palm trees & a landmark dredge distinguish this 7,271-acre park set partly in a mangrove swamp.
Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,211 reviews
Boardwalk and pond nature preserve with alligators and birds, plus an eagle and a falcon.
Baker Park
4.9 ★★★★★ 1,034 reviews
Clean park featuring a playground, hiking trails, a splash pad and a dog park.
Freedom Park Preserve
4.8 ★★★★★ 803 reviews
A wooden boardwalk meanders around 50 acres of restored wetlands, lakes & viewing platforms.
Lowdermilk Beach
4.8 ★★★★★ 651 reviews
Public beach with showers, restrooms, and a snack bar, plus picnic areas.
Gordon River Greenway Preserve
4.8 ★★★★★ 588 reviews
Scenic trail with wooden boardwalks for pedestrians & cyclists, plus a bridge & kayak launch.
The Naples Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 318 reviews
Known for gopher tortoises, this environmental reserve has a wooden walkway for human visitors.
Picayune Strand State Forest
4.5 ★★★★★ 252 reviews
Protected landscape of hydric forest which lies underwater during the wet season.
Back road for Baker park
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Naples
- Match the surface to your legs. Naples gives you a choice: 5 boardwalk, 5 mixed, and 1 paved. 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 boardwalk 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 Naples is Picayune Strand State Forest at 22 mi. 1 trail is long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 1 trail in Naples is open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 11 of the 17 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 3 are lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 11 have trailhead parking, 12 have restrooms, and 4 have a water fountain in Naples. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 3 shaded, 1 with mile markers, 6 that runners describe as quiet, 6 dog-friendly, and 5 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.
Browse Naples trails by type
- Boardwalk trails
- Mixed trails
- Paved trails
- Loop trails
- Long-run trails (5+ mi)
- Shaded trails
- Lit for early & night runs
- Flat & fast
- Scenic trails
- Trails with restrooms
- Trails with water fountains
- Trailhead parking
- Trails with mile markers
- Quiet, uncrowded trails
- Dog-friendly
- Stroller & wheelchair-accessible
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