What I have loved so far about my State Parking journey is that every park has been a little different. It has not just been the woods and the different paths through them like I imagined in the beginning. The Florida State Parks have offered so much more & I am thrilled to be on this adventure.
Little Talbot Island reminded me a lot of the shores of South Carolina except across the way you could see the massive Navy vessels. Uncle Barry & I drove to the last parking lot on the island and followed the wooden walkway to the waters edge where it was clearly marked for fishing only – no wading or swimming. People, of course, were in the water, without fishing poles or nets, including Uncle Barry. The water was a bit too rough for me so I just stood on the shore, watching all of the action.
Uncle Barry came out of the water & we enjoyed our time on the shore, watching the people throw their lines in and casting their nets. We could see the swimming area was just around the corner and there were pavilions for picnicking in front of that area. We took a short walk over there to check it out & discussed how nice it would be to have a family event there, one day.
This would be an amazing park to watch the sea turtles nest so I am going look up when that season is and contact the park for a future visit. There seems to be some cool trails for hiking and exploring too. I do enjoy seeing wildlife, I usually prefer there to be a moat or fence or something in between but a nice safe distance in the wild would be nice too.
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/little-talbot-island-state-park
