Oh the road to the Dade Battlefield Historic State Park was a long one and it was ALL my fault! The visit to the park was not planned but turned out to be necessary because of the events of the day. I lost my wallet earlier in the day, found it later, and then headed to Dade Battlefield, starving. Out in the middle of nowhere appeared a wonderful sight to my tummy, Lake Lindsey’s Mall & Deli. I ordered a Philly Cheese Steak to go and looked around in the ‘mall’ in amazement. I grabbed my sandwich and sped to Dade Battlefield to see the park and fill my belly.
When I arrived a wedding had just ended and the bride and groom were still getting their photographs done. The park was very pretty and provided many picturesque backdrops. I walked around the park, into the visitors center briefly, and all I could think about was how nice and clean the park was. Small but well kept. Nothing like it was during Dade’s battle, I’m sure. Monuments and memorials to soldiers that had died in battle were all around, only 3 actually survived the attack. I finally found my way to the picnic tables, ate my yummy sandwich, and then took a short hike through the Pine Flatwoods Trail.
Before you visit, make sure you check out the parks website for all of the up-to-date park information: https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/dade-battlefield-historic-state-park
