23 beautiful and legal day hikes in the Tampa Bay area

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It can be a little difficult fighting cabin fever when everything is closed, but there's still some wide open space you can legally explore and while maintaining social distancing. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just announced that state parks will be reopening on Monday, May 4. But, in the meantime, we’ve got a list of 19 parks you can visit right now. We also included a few Hillsborough County parks that are opening on Monday, ‘cause we’re just as excited as you are to finally hit the trails again.

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