Blackwater Heritage State Trail

Blackwater Heritage State Trail, formerly Whiting Naval Railway, was donated to the State of Florida by the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, Lands to Parks Program in 1993. The State began acquiring the land in 1990, and has thus far acquired 96 acres. The trail is approximately 8.5 miles long, with the first 7 miles of the trail on the original bed of the historic Florida and Alabama Railroad. The original railroad was owned and operated by the Bagdad Lumber and Land Company.

The Blackwater Heritage State Trail is still in its early phases of construction. An off-road horse trail is planned to run along side the paved trail and eventually visitors will be able to reach the Blackwater River State Park and the Blackwater River State Forest.

Blackwater Heritage State Trail
5533 Alabama Street
Milton, Florida 32572
Phone: 850-850-983-5338
Tallahassee Headquarters: 850-245-2052

Citizen Support Organization
Blackwater Heritage State Trail CSO
P.O. Box 4292, Milton, Florida 32572