by Jenna Workman | Oct 5, 2024 | Florida State Parks
Crystal River Preserve State Park was beautiful and inviting but it seem to be tailored to boaters or people who enjoyed fishing. I did find a booklet with trails marked but I could not find our way to any of them. I tried the visitors center but it was closed. I took...
by Jenna Workman | Oct 5, 2024 | Florida State Parks
I was invited to spend the night at a friends house in Bradenton which would give me the opportunity to explore the parks in the southwest part of the state. I did a little rearranging of my schedule and made my way across the state. Colt Creek State Park is kinda in...
by Jenna Workman | Oct 5, 2024 | Florida State Parks
I pulled up the directions for Cockroach Bay twice and both times it said it was closed, forever, which just wasn’t true. I took a chance and headed over there because I needed to take it off my list. To my surprise it was not closed, in fact it was very busy and...
by Jenna Workman | Oct 5, 2024 | Florida State Parks
I am very new to hiking and I honestly prefer to hike on a nice boardwalk or a defined walkway. With that said, Cedar Key Scrub was not the ideal setting for an afternoon hike for me. I walked into the scrub and only spent moments there. It looked like an incredible...
by Jenna Workman | Oct 5, 2024 | Florida State Parks
Florida state parks close at sunset and when we arrived at Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park, it was close to sunset. The park ranger made sure we knew the park was closing soon, multiple time. We rushed over to take a walk around the ruins but still took our...
by Jenna Workman | Jun 24, 2024 | Florida State Parks
In recent years, I have become very obsessed with Shelling. My shelling experience has been very limited to pretty much Sanibel Island and I have been very pleased with my many findings. Since I have become obsessed I have found myself researching other places to find...
