by Jenna Workman | Jun 16, 2025 | Florida State Parks
The GPS proved to bring me to some interesting places & often directed me far away from my desired destination. The next stop on this days State Parking journey was to be the St. Marks River State Park. Imagine my surprise when I arrived at San Marcos de Apalache....
by Jenna Workman | Jun 16, 2025 | Florida State Parks
Upon my arrival, I immediately realized San Felasco Hammock was for hiking. I will admit, I hesitated a little bit at the thought of hiking alone in the woods when the sun was going to set soon but I sucked it up and started the mile hike. Now you may not think a mile...
by Jenna Workman | Jun 16, 2025 | Florida State Parks
The cool thing about River Rise is that the Santa Fe River disappears underground at O’Leno State Park and reappears 3 miles away at River Rise Preserve as a pool. Casey & I were eager to see this natural wonder. We hiked the trail but I could tell that park...
by Jenna Workman | Jun 8, 2025 | Florida State Parks
When I first dreamed up my State Parking journey I always thought it would be something I would do alone. I didn’t think people would want to come along. Lucky for me, that was not the case. I looked on the map & noticed there were many state parks in the...
by Jenna Workman | Jun 8, 2025 | Florida State Parks
When I arrived at Ponce de Leon Springs I was a reminded why you want to show up early on a holiday weekend to a spring you can swim in. There were people everywhere & the parking lot was small. Swimming in the springs is not on my to do list which makes traveling...