by Jenna Workman | Jul 6, 2025 | Florida State Parks
When I arrived at Weeki Wachee I was greeted by a pleasant woman with bad news. I just missed the sirens (the original mermaids). They were there for one show and I missed them by about 30 minutes, Bummer! That was ok, I knew the parks beauty would make up for it. I...
by Jenna Workman | Jul 6, 2025 | Florida State Parks
Brian was staying in Jacksonville for work so I asked if he wanted to explore some of the parks with me in the St. Augustine area. Always up for an adventure, he agreed & we hit the road. The ride to Washington Oaks Gardens was unbelievable. Everywhere I looked...
by Jenna Workman | Jul 5, 2025 | Florida State Parks
Waccasassa Bay Preserve had 3 ways of getting into it and Quin & I tried each one out. The first place we went was Gulf Hammock. The public ramp looked very scary to me, like a horror film was based there. We discovered quickly that there was not a place to rent...
by Jenna Workman | Jul 5, 2025 | Florida State Parks
Andrew and I arrived at Troy Springs to find it extremely quiet and the spring itself was closed to the public. We spent some time wandering around the grounds, admiring the peach trees and landscape, before making our way down to the spring. At first we thought the...
by Jenna Workman | Jul 5, 2025 | Florida State Parks
Torreya State Park was just beautiful. Torreya is a tree that only grows at the Apalachicola River and like so many other resources, it has been depleted by humans. There was a huge plantation with tours but we were unable to participate because we had Casey. The...
